The Smithsonian Institution opened its first lab outside the United States, a $20-million research centre in Panama that will study the effects of climate change on tropical forests. Billed as the largest scientific laboratory in Central America, it will monitor carbon dioxide levels and study how trees are changing with the changing climate, Matthew Larsen, […]
While Baton Rouge is notorious for its traffic congestion, business and civic leaders from the south Louisiana Super Region on a canvas trip to Panama this week are realizing it’s all relative. Rush hour gridlock in Panama City, the nation-state’s capital, is so intense at times that a less than 6-mile trip from downtown to […]
This just in from Reuters. Panama has sent the U.S. Department of State an extradition request for former President Ricardo Martinelli to be returned to the Central American nation, a spokesman for Panama’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Martinelli, who is accused of using public money to spy illegally on more than 150 people, left […]
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Panama presents a lot of opportunities for U.S. companies interested in investing in the nation’s rapidly growing economy, which has been averaging about 8.5% annual growth for the past several years. But companies looking to do business in Panama have to be aware of the potential pitfalls, says John Coronado, counselor for commercial affairs with […]
In 2015 Panama led the importation of footwear and related materials in the region, with $234 million, followed by Costa Rica, which imported $155 million, and in third place Guatemala, with $154 million. Data from the report Foreign Trade Office on Shoes, similar articles and related materials, prepared by Business Intelligence Unit at Centralamericadata.com shows that […]
President Varela announced that preparations are being made for the tender to build and equip a cultural and educational convention center in Chitre, with an investment of $37 million. From a statement issued by the Presidency of Panama: The President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela has announced the construction and equipping of a Integral […]
BBC reports of this artists situation of being stranded at sea and not on a cruise ship! When British artist Rebecca Moss was told over a ship’s breakfast one morning to sit down and brace herself for bad news, she wasn’t expecting to hear she was now stranded at sea. She was told by the […]
Robert S. Bright, the founder and CEO of Talson Solutions LLC, is proud that his company played a significant role over an eight-year stretch in the $5.2 billion expansion of the Panama Canal. Talson provided auditing and consulting services for the third set of locks to the Panama Canal Authority, which marked the opening of […]
This video brought back great memories of my youth and my friends that I grew up with in Korea. The closest that I got to Woodstock was seeing the movie in a theater. Yes, the days of free love and being a hippie!