The stunning images were captured by an off-duty pilot as he sat at the back of a Boeing 767-300 aircraft The plane was flying over the Pacific Ocean, just south of Panama City when the huge storm appeared In a series of images, a great Cumulonimbus cloud can be seen with a storm erupting through […]

The Panama Canal’s expanded locks, which provide container lines with a new route for ships carrying up to 13,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units, also have opened a new path for roll-on, roll-off carriers that measure capacity not in TEUs but in CEUs, or car equivalent units. Vehicle carriers factored the canal expansion into their orders for their […]

The cobblestoned colonial quarter is hotter than ever. “Panama City is a town made for the passeggiata—just walking the streets, you get this feeling of being in a John le Carré novel,” says filmmaker Stephen Ringer, still vibing on a recent visit to Central America with his wife, musician/actress Aly Michalka, whom he photographed for […]

Between the first half of 2015 and the same period in 2016 the average selling price per square meter rose from $2,850 to $3,100 in Class A projects. Data from CBRE Panama reported on by Capital.com.pa reflects the growing demand for residential projects in the capital and its surrounding areas. In the case of Class A […]

In January 2017 work will begin on expanding internal roads and building new roads within the project, the planned invested amount for which is $100 million over the next 10 years. Although fewer companies set up there in 2016 than in previous years, London & Regional Panama is preparing infrastructure investments for the next ten […]

This article brought a tear to my eye remembering my friend Mort who recently passed away.  Everyone new his kind smile and great bagels! Our community lost a great one. If you spend your day job dreaming of bagels, rye, and knishes, and harbor a desire to live in the tropics, there’s a unique opportunity […]

Two lanes of the Panama Canal locks were shut down for scheduled repairs. Work in the dry chamber seals was done on several gates and required the west lane of Miraflores locks to be closed to vessels for the duration. And the east lane of Gatun locks was also closed for a week. The repair […]

The Panamanian government is considering rescinding the concession granted to Panama Ports Co., a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) for breach of the commitments agreed in the contract under law No. 5 of 16 January 1997. This is stated on the web site laverdaddepanamaports.com. The website, created to denounce alleged breaches of […]

Here is a great article about the US Military and Doug Casey’s view on the subject.  I can’t believe that the Pentagon cannot figure out where they spent $6.5 trillion!! Nick Giambruno: Doug, I know you’ve been thinking about how the Greater Depression will unfold. It’s no secret the government has created the biggest credit […]