For years, the biggest nations have tried to to outsmart tax dodgers and reclaim trillions of dollars stashed in off-shore accounts. Many of them are tired of waiting and now just want to make peace and bring some of the money back home. From Indonesia to Turkey and India to Argentina, several of the world’s […]
The first shipment of liquefied natural gas from the lower 48 U.S. states to China arrived this week, thanks to the recently expanded Panama Canal’s easing access to the robust Asian market for U.S. gas exporters. The shipment was chartered by Royal Dutch Shell PLC, the company confirmed to The Wall Street Journal. The cargo, […]
The promise that some oil traders and brokers saw for an expanded Panama Canal to become a new route for large tankers will take longer to realize than expected because many ships must first undergo inconvenient retrofits to transit through the new locks, shipping industry experts said. The modifications to these bigger oil carriers – […]
I love my Amarok!! In the first half of the year registration of vehicles grew by 7%, driven by registrations of SUV vehicles, which grew by 18% and by pickup trucks, which grew by 35%. Data from the Comptroller General of the Republic showed that in the first half of the year 33,164 vehicles were […]
$660 million will be invested to extend Line 2 up to El Dorado mall and extend by 2.2 kilometers Line 1 to Villa Zaíta, in the town of Las Cumbres. Among the advances made by Metro de Panama since the intention to extend the lines was announced in January 2016 is the preliminary design of […]
Expanding moorings in Gamboa on the Atlantic side, continuing construction of the third bridge over the canal, and building another on the mouth of the Chagres River are some of the works planned for 2017. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP by its initials in Spanish) will have a budget of $2.8 billion to manage in […]
Here is a great article by Michael Gerrity at World Property Journal on the report from STR. According to STR, hotels in the Central and South America regions recorded mixed results in the three key performance metrics when reported in U.S. dollar constant currency during July 2016. Compared with July 2015, the Central/South America region […]
From August 26 to September 30 eight properties will be auctioned, including one in Albrook and another in Davis, with starting prices of $1.4 million and $3.2 million respectively. The auction of Lot AL02-40, located in Albrook and which has a total of 4,456 square meters is scheduled for August 26, and the starting value […]
Legendary Panamanian singer-songwriter, Ruben Blades, who is hailed as one of the most important Latin American voices of his time, will perform one of his last Salsa music concerts this weekend in Coral Gables. But for the 68-year-old composer, the performance — part of his farewell tour, “Walking, goodbye and thank you” — is not […]
Last Sunday we joined a number of friends at one of the best brunches I have had here in Boquete. My friend Mark Heyer did the honors with some creative pan shots. As advertised, they delivered big time! Gourmet Buffet Internationally inspired: Asian Appetizers, Panama Peppers, Graved Salmon Alaska Style, French Pate, German Pork Roast, […]