The number of migrants crossing the treacherous Darien Gap linking Colombia and Panama more than doubled in the first quarter of 2022 compared with the year-earlier period, led by Venezuelans, Panamanian officials said on Tuesday. In the first three months of the year, 13,425 people crossed the region compared with 5,622 people in the same […]
It remains one of the great frontiers for Caribbean travel aficionados: Bocas del Toro, the spectacular archipelago in the Caribbean waters off the coast of Panama. For years, it’s also been home to the vast majority of overwater bungalow resorts in the region, at least until Sandals entered the space several years ago. But now […]
Night fell quickly, as it does in the tropics. The only sound was the splashing of waves against the Zenith’s hull and the halyards making music against the mast in the breeze. The shadows of manta rays glided beneath the catamaran, flapping their wings in the Caribbean currents. Within a coconut’s throw of the boat, […]
Mobile phone operator Digicel said Wednesday it plans to wind down operations in Panama following the government’s approval of a merger between competitors Cable & Wireless Panama (CWP) and Claro. The merger, in which the Panamanian government will be a 49% shareholder and gives the companies 56% of the market, “effectively spells the end of […]
The Panama Canal Authority proposed a comprehensive restructuring of its toll system on Friday, which would increase rates charged on cargo such as vehicles, oil and gas and soybeans that cross the waterway as ocean shippers rake in record profits. The changes would reduce the current structure to fewer than 60 tariffs from 430 now and focus […]
By the time Natalia and her family were called to enter the Panamanian embassy in Havana, they had been sleeping on the grass outside for nearly a week. Natalia, who spoke under a pseudonym for security reasons, had travelled to the Cuban capital in early March along with her mother, aunt and cousin – a […]
ASSIGNMENT OF A UNIQUE REGISTRATION CODE (HEREINAFTER “CUR”): Every lawyer or law firm that intends to provide resident agent services for Panamanian legal entities must be registered in the Unique System of the Superintendence of Non-Financial Subjects. After their registration, the Superintendence of Non-Financial Subjects will assign a Unique Registration Code (hereinafter “CUR”) to each […]
Recent seizures of illegally sourced wood in Panama have highlighted the important role the country plays the international timber trade, due to both its strategic geographical position and valuable species of trees on its territory. On March 28 and 31, Panamanian police seized two containers at ports in the northern city of Colón, carrying a […]
According to Juan Octavio Díaz, president of the House of Batteries, in Latin America and the world this is an unstoppable trend despite the resistance of many industries that do not want to lose their market. The specialist explained to the newspaper La Prensa that electric mobility will be the common denominator on the planet, […]
Here is a slide show. Thanks and shout out to Chef Chris, Meza Azul and Anayansi for their help making this happen. The event raised over $2,000 for charity.