The Panama Independence Day was first celebrated on November 28, 1821. It was the day the country set itself free from the clutches of Spain, but it was not the day that it truly became a sovereign nation. Panama Independence Day: Not Just One, But Three Dates to Remember Visit Panama, the country’s official tourism website, says that there […]
My friend Oscar Pena runs the best tour agency in Chiriqui and also offers excursions to his home country of Colombia. I highly recommend him if you want adventure in your trip to Panama or want to check out Colombia. Here are photo albums of our recent trip to Medellin with a private tour guide […]
Some hotels are paying up to $120,000 per month for water in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, where the problem with no solution in sight is getting worse. The problem of lack of water resources is affecting much of the province of Guanacaste, especially in tourist areas such as Playa Panama and Playa Hermosa, where the union […]
While fashion giants are profiting from the appropriation of Indigenous cultures, local initiatives are mobilizing to fight back. Over 80 Indigenous women discussed how to legally protect their craftwork from fashion appropriation Tuesday in Panama, during the last day of the first Bi-National Meeting of Women Artisans and Local Authorities from the Indigenous community of […]
The Panamanian National Migration Service (SNM) has returned more than 3,800 foreigners with criminal records to their original countries so far this year, a source from the service asserted today. SNM Director Javier Carrillo denied lack of migratory control as stated by some dozens of national citizens, who held a street protest on Sunday […]
The companies submitted bids for generation with hydro, thermal and photovoltaic sources in the tender for the supply of firm power and energy for 4 years. “… The generation companies include those using hydroelectricity, and thermal generators using bunker fuels, but there was also a proposal that will generate energy with methane gas and one […]
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 […]