Felix B. Maduro Group has been bought by FBM Retail Corp., a company whose leading shareholder is Grupo Arrocha of Panama, along with Grupo Diunsa and AF International Group Corp. From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Guatemala: The Government of the Republic of Panama announced that the business group […]
Nelson Ramírez Zabala writes an opinion piece for the PanAm Post about the hypocrisy in Panama’s treatment of Venezuelan immigrants. The deplorable material, intellectual, and spiritual conditions generated by the Chavista regime has led to the phenomenon of massive emigration of Venezuelans. Insecurity and the extreme difficulty of fulfilling one’s individual goals are the most […]
Container ships less than a decade old are potentially on the block for scrap value as a widening of the Panama Canal earlier this year plays havoc with a market already under strain from a crash in freight rates. An expanded Panama Canal opened in June to ships three times bigger than those previously […]
There are a lot of good reasons to move to Panama, the weather being one of the most compelling. Move to Panama and winters are a complete non-issue. It’s like summer all year long and retirees aren’t the only ones who relish the warm weather. The local tropical wildlife also thrives, especially birds, and a […]
International journalism groups call for the release of Okke Ornstein, who is facing 20 months in jail over articles published on his blog. Panama needs to change it’s laws regarding libel so that they cannot be used for unnecessary retribution. A Dutch journalist, Okke Ornstein, is being held in jail in Panama after being arrested […]
The US Navy is not having much luck with its ships here in Panama. The new, high-tech destroyer Zumwalt suffered an engineering casualty Monday evening while passing through the Panama Canal and had to be towed to a berth, the Navy said. The 3rd Fleet in San Diego was able to provide only a few […]
Lini Kadaba writes for the Inquirer on her adventure trip to Panama. Our speedboat trail of white foam stretches in a wide arc far behind as we race across Lake Gatun. We’re searching for monkeys on the islands scattered across this massive man-made lake. Slideshow As the boat nears the promisingly named Monkey Island, it […]
Kurt Harris writes for the Rockford Register Star about the proposed Great Lakes Basin Railroad. In my last article (Oct. 30), we looked at the economics of the Great Lakes Basin rail project from a local perspective, and found that there were not many reasons to recommend it, from a purely local point of view. […]
The administrators of the international airport in Panama City announced that they will launch a tender in January for the business premises in Terminal 1. Although the administration of Tocumen International Airport said on several occasions that they estimated holding the tender before the end of the year, especially after the problem which occurred with […]
Extending the coastal strip number 3 and building a cable car that connects Amador with Metro Line 1 are two of the options being considered to solve the problem of traffic congestion in the area. In this area plans scheduled for 2018 include the entry into operation of the Convention Center, which added to future […]