Press freedom, according to a ranking by the prestigious Reporters Without Borders organization, begins to suffer the consequences of a closed and non-transparent policy when the media tries to report corruption issues. In this last measurement, freedom of the press in Panama dropped one notch, ranking 77 out of 180 countries studied. “Journalists in Panama […]
Panama will purchase another 2 million doses of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s vaccine against COVID-19, bringing its total purchase of this vaccine to about 7 million doses, the government said on Tuesday. The Central American nation has already received about 600,000 doses of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s vaccine. With the additional purchase, the government said […]
Climate change has caused ocean levels on Panama’s Atlantic Coast to rise by almost 10 inches. It is threatening the ancestral island homelands of the Guna tribe and many are resigned to leaving for the mainland as the waters wash in. The Gunas of the San Blas archipelago make their living from fishing, small-scale farming […]
Some of the technological tools that will be used in the coming years to increase agricultural productivity include the use of devices connected to the Internet that can create self-regulating microclimates in greenhouses and crop monitoring through aerial images. Business Intelligence solutions used by agricultural companies have the ability to transform maps and images into structured […]
Total cumulative additional investments in the energy transition agenda (ETA) and zero carbon scenarios for Panama reach US$4.57bn and US$8.81bn, respectively, by 2024. The outlook is part of an assessment conducted by the UN Environment Program in collaboration with the country’s environment ministry and energy department that looks at energy transition’s role as part of post COVID-19 economic recovery. […]
We just had fiber installed and what a difference. Starting with the cost (50% less) and most of all the Internet speed ( up to 1000 mbps download and 200 mbps upload). It was a no brainer and soooo nice to drop Cable Onda after 14 years. From January to September 2020, Central American countries […]
Keira Development has submitted an EIS to Panama’s environment ministry for the 44MW Chumical I solar project. Keira, controlled by local group Green Energy Developers, holds a provisional license granted by public services regulator Asep for the planned US$32mn photovoltaic plant. The park would be built in the Urracá area of Santiago district, Veraguas province and connect to the national […]
I found this article interesting from the standpoint that we have never done this before and it is the beginning that could lead to curing cancer and more. Over the past few months several hundred million people around the world have safely received a wildly effective COVID-19 vaccine based on mRNA technology that was still […]
Biologists Claudio Monteza, right, and Pedro Castillo, look for a place to install a camera in a dense tropical rainforest in San Lorenzo, Panama, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. A year ago, Monteza had just finished a master’s degree in the United States and was stopping by his native Panama for […]
While this appears to be a great project, I am doubtful it will see the light of day. Great idea, great location, bad timing and horrible financial market to raise funds right now. I would explore Red Frog and invest there first. That project only took 15 years!! Here is their pitch Stay Safe!!