The government and Minera Panama agreed on the final text of the concession contract for 20 years extendable for the same period and in which the State will receive at least $375 million annually


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The Government of Panama and Minera Panama agreed on Wednesday the final text of the concession contract that will govern the long-term operations of the copper mine located in Donoso, province of Colón. The agreement was reached after almost a year and a half: 15 months of negotiation and two months of the process of […]

March 10, 2023

The Federation of Women Journalists and Public Reporters of the Caribbean and Panama presented a recognition to the most outstanding leaders of Panama


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The Gladys Vidal Municipal Theater in Panama was the setting for the tenth recognition ceremony ‘Women leaders 2023, for an inclusive digital world’, organized by the Federation of Women Journalists and Public Relationists of the Caribbean and Panama. Women were honored for their management in areas such as research, literature, journalism, diplomacy, youth empowerment and […]

March 10, 2023

Panama has a great advantage for the decarbonization of the energy sector according to Enel


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The electricity company Enel, during its participation in the Renpower Central America and the Caribbean, explained that Panama has a great advantage for the decarbonization of the energy sector, being a carbon-neutral country, and that it is very well positioned towards a green and sustainable energy transition. However, according to the statements of the country’s […]

March 3, 2023

US, EU pledge billions in ocean aid at int’l conference


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Political and business leaders, environmental activists and academics at the two-day conference are grappling with how best to address a multitude of threats facing the oceans — from climate change and pollution to overfishing and mining. The Our Ocean Conference is “so incredibly important because it is a conference that is focused on action, not […]

March 3, 2023

National Census counts four million Panamanians


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The National Population and Housing Census 2020 has completed the census stage of registration and will now enter the post-censal phase, after 53 days of data collection. The National Institute of Statistics and Census (Inec) confirmed this Thursday that the enumerators visited 1,537,183 homes and censused 4 million Panamanians, which represents 90% of the estimated […]

March 3, 2023