Panama’s government said on Wednesday it wanted to recover millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains made by two sons of a former Panamanian president who have pleaded guilty in the United States to money laundering. The sons of former President Ricardo Martinelli – Luis Enrique Martinelli and Ricardo Alberto Martinelli – entered guilty pleas this […]
Panama is the sleeper destination of Central America, transited by crowded cruise ships but rarely a place that cries out for a dedicated visit. That may be about to change with the opening of the Hotel La Compañía in spring 2022 in Panama City. The setting is noteworthy, with a location in the heart of the city’s […]
Panama made record drugs seizures in 2021, confiscating some 126 tonnes of contraband, chiefly cocaine, the security ministry of the Central American country said on Sunday. This year’s haul compared with 81.7 tonnes in 2020, 86.8 tonnes in 2019 and 76.8 tonnes in 2018, the ministry said in a statement. In the process, Panamanian authorities […]
The plenary session of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ), in ordinary session, approved by means of Agreement N ° 14 dated January 6, 2022, “which declares vacant positions of Judges of Guarantees, Judges of Oral Trial and of Judges of Compliance with the Judicial Offices of the Accusatory Penal System, at the national level […]
I have known Jackie Lange for many years now and I have watched her business grow through her efforts in offering the most comprehensive relocation tour in Panama. Her 6-day 7-night ALL-INCLUSIVE stress-free tour takes you to the most popular places people relocate to in Panama. You meet people who live in the communities and […]
I just dusted off this post from last year as I am headed back out to stay at Sport Fish Panama and fish!! Click on the first picture to see this fantastic place in the Golfo de Chiriqui. Here is what happens each year at this time when the tuna start balling bait. I have fished with […]
Click on the pictures for videos below of our coffee tour It was late Sunday night when I saw an email come in from my friend Rich who had just returned from Europe after 4 weeks of eating his way through Italy and France with his wife Dee. I was almost out of my month’s […]
In Panama, the National Assembly approved extending until June 30, 2019, the deadline for taxpayers to pay the real estate tax, free of interest and surcharges. The meeting provided a two-way tool by allowing taxpayers a more convenient period to catch up with their debts and the General Revenue Directorate to make the relevant collections […]
A total of 4,507 Panamanians registered to vote in advance, modality that can be used only for the office of president of the country. According to the Electoral Tribunal, apply for this suffrage members of the Public Force, the Fire Department, the National Civil Protection System, the Panamanian Red Cross. Also will be able […]
Reuters recently reported that the 28 member states of the European Union all backed a decision on Thursday to reject a proposal from the EU executive to add Saudi Arabia and Panama to a blacklist of countries suspected of being lax on terrorist financing and money laundering. EU states said in a statement the unanimous […]