The government of Panama and energy companies, including SGP BioEnergy, plan to develop a major, advanced biorefinery to increase supply of lower-carbon aviation fuel, the companies said today (May 18). The move comes as the airline industry seeks to achieve a goal of zero net carbon emissions by 2050 and as governments worldwide are pressing […]
Jackie Wyer says goodbye to Patrick Van der Zijden, skipper of the Zhuhai, one of 10 70-foot-long ocean yachts that departed Seattle on Saturday for the next leg of the Clipper Round the World Race. They’ll arrive in Panama in about a month. Van der Zijden, who is Dutch, has logged more than 200,000 nautical […]
According to the coordinator of the National Immunization Program (PAI), Yolanda Slocum de Hewith, so far 8,022,785 injections have been administered to fight the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Of this total, 3,459,000 people have received the first dose; 3,630,000 the second dose, and 1,491,000 were immunized with the booster. In the case of […]
For so many travelers, vacation plans are getting firmed up and the travel industry is preparing for a busy summer like none we’ve seen since the pandemic started. With prices on the rise though, we’ve been noticing some better fares if your trip can wait until the fall – and that’s especially true in some […]
Last year, Panama expanded the Cordillera de Coiba marine protected area from 17,223 to 67,908 square kilometers (6,650 to 26,219 square miles). On April 27th, an international scientific expedition made up of researchers and students from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), MigraMar, the International Maritime University of Panama (UMIP), the University of Costa Rica and […]
Panama has announced, with immediate effect, the lifting of mask requirements in outdoor spaces and open-air areas. This has been done to provide visitors unencumbered access to the country’s natural wonders. Ivan Eskildsen, minister of tourism, said the decision to ease restrictions came on the back of the improvement of COVID-19 conditions. “Mask removal in […]
Night fell quickly, as it does in the tropics. The only sound was the splashing of waves against the Zenith’s hull and the halyards making music against the mast in the breeze. The shadows of manta rays glided beneath the catamaran, flapping their wings in the Caribbean currents. Within a coconut’s throw of the boat, […]
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Panama City, Panama April 19-20 to co-lead a Ministerial Conference on Migration and Protection and meet with President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen and Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes, as well as other leaders from across the hemisphere. The U.S. delegation will deepen our ongoing efforts to improve bilateral and regional […]
Mobile phone operator Digicel said Wednesday it plans to wind down operations in Panama following the government’s approval of a merger between competitors Cable & Wireless Panama (CWP) and Claro. The merger, in which the Panamanian government will be a 49% shareholder and gives the companies 56% of the market, “effectively spells the end of […]
The Panama Canal Authority proposed a comprehensive restructuring of its toll system on Friday, which would increase rates charged on cargo such as vehicles, oil and gas and soybeans that cross the waterway as ocean shippers rake in record profits. The changes would reduce the current structure to fewer than 60 tariffs from 430 now and focus […]