Panama has been open to international travelers since October, as long as a negative Covid-19 test is provided upon entry. Recently, Chiriquí Highlands in the western part of the country— and its highest point— has expanded visitor experience offerings at their local farms. The region is best known for producing Geisha Coffee, the world’s most valuable coffee and harvested […]
Alex Spring lives to fish. Offshore fishing, fly fishing, inshore fishing, spearfishing, it’s what she thinks about all the time and if truth be known wouldn’t be able to live without it. Tampa Bay native, digital marketing agency owner, Alex’s number one rule is “don’t leave fish to find fish”. If the fish aren’t biting, […]
Costa Rica on Saturday received a field hospital loaned by Panama to help improve the nation’s Covid-19 treatment capacity. The unit will be installed in the northern parking lot at the San Vicente de Paúl Hospital in Heredia. Seventy-six patients with Covid-19 were hospitalized there as of Friday. The Mobile Medical Unit will add 40 […]
In order to create new job opportunities for Panamanians, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) issued Resolution ADM No. 017-2021 of February 24, 2021, which grants a discount incentive to shipping companies of up to fifty percent (50%) on the current rate for technical documentation services for foreign seafarers who work on board ships with Panamanian […]
Panama’s anti-corruption prosecutor said on Wednesday she wants to see 50 people, including two former presidents, stand trial for their role in a bribing scheme involving the Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht. Panama’s former president, Ricardo Martinelli. (Photo: Wikimedia)Lead Prosecutor Tania Sterling told local media that former Panamanian presidents Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) and Juan Carlos Varela (2014-2019) were among the […]
The two sons of former Panama president Ricardo Martinelli were arrested in Guatemala on Monday, July 6 were detained in Guatemala on Monday, July 6 following a request for extradition to the United States, where they are required in a case of an alleged conspiracy to commit money laundering. The Guatemalan National Civil Police reported that thr […]
“Bread for today and hunger for tomorrow”, as defined by environmentalists who demonstrated this Tuesday in Panama City against mining, at a time when the Government is promoting the sector as an engine for the recovery of the economy after the hard blow of the pandemic. A little more than a hundred people gathered in […]
What a guy this is!! STUTTGART, Germany – After nearly four decades of service to a grateful nation, the Soldier for life and his lovely wife will be moving from Europe to one of Central America’s tropical paradises to enjoy retirement. Craig and Marion Marita Shields will soon be moving from Germany, where Craig serves […]
(Christian Ziegler) When the sky turns dark over the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the howler monkeys become silent, the katydids start singing and dancing. Most of the researchers living on Barro Colorado Island in Panama are asleep, but a few scientists are awake for the bugs’ performance held each evening in the Central American […]
The Cabinet Council of Panama approved the Sustainable Tourism Master Plan (PMTS) as a planning instrument aimed at reanimating the sector in Panama. In this regard, the administrator of the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP), Ivan Eskildsen, said that the program intends for Panama to be recognized as a world-class sustainable tourism destination, thanks to […]