German renewables developer PNE has established a new base in Panama that will serve as headquarters for its push into the wider Central and Latin American markets. As part of the move PNE has also taken over five unnamed projects from compatriot InnoVent, some of which are at the “advanced stage of development”. Some of […]
Michal Doron Gean, 44, and from left: Mindi, 11, Joseph, 3, Uriel, 5 and Malchiel, 7; live in Panama City, flying to Florence. This week at the Tel Aviv airport ? Meet the Gean family: She’s from Israel, he’s from Italy. They met in Japan, and they live in Panama with their five kids. Hello, […]
Last week, I could barely get back into Panamonte Estates as Panama President Varela was meeting with Costa Rica President Alvarado at the Panamonte Hotel and the security forces were huge and very formidable. They met there and called for dialogue as the way to overcome the crisis that has engulfed Nicaragua since last April. Meeting […]
Elizabeth Gonzalez writes in Americas Society, Council of the Americas about the race to the presidential office. On May 5, Panama holds general elections for a president and vice president, all 71 seats in the unicameral Congress, and 81 mayors. While the capital’s mayoral race featuring jailed ex-President Ricardo Martinelli is making headlines, the race […]
A researcher inadvertently discovered the remains of Central America’s oldest marine mammal – a 20-million-year-old tusked sea cow. Steven Manchester, a curator of paleobotany at the Florida Museum of Natural History, had been looking for fossil plants when he stumbled across bones during fieldwork close to the Panama Canal. The researcher had split off from a […]
Ponant has unveiled a new itinerary sailing in Costa Rica and the Panama Canal as the 10-night cruise leaves on the new 180-guest Le Dumont-d’Urville on Jan. 6 2020. Rates start at $5,570 per guest based on double occupancy for the warm-water expedition voyage. The new itinerary is part of Ponant’s Quintessential Collection, a series of […]
Travelzoo says that the following is a great deal for a Panama Canal Cruise. Check the Panama Canal off your bucket list on this 15-night Princess Cruise, with stops in six countries including Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico. Sailing in spring offers the best time to see these popular destinations right before the rainy season […]
Newsroom Panama put out a La Presna article concerning politicians and credit unions. The Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic publicized the finding of alleged “botellas “, officials who allegedly collected their salaries without working, in an institution that was little examined by the public: the Panamanian Autonomous Cooperative Institute (Ipacoop). This institution […]
Bill Federer at WND recounts horrific cost of building engineering marvel. Columbus first landed in Panama on Oct. 6, 1502, during his fourth and final voyage. In 1534, the King of Spain, Charles V, who ruled the first global empire, ordered a survey of the Isthmus of Panama to assess the feasibility of a […]
My friends are traveling and want to rent their 2 bedroom 2 and a half bath home for only $1,350 full service all included including the guard cat! The back yard is huge and situated on the stream running down from Valle Escondido. It is even closer to town than Valle and very private. Two […]