On September 4th and 5th, Ecuadorian entrepreneurs from the wood furniture and construction finishing sector visited Panama City to offer their products. This event is organized by the Commercial Office of the Embassy of Ecuador in Guatemala and will be held at the Eurostar Panama City Hotel. The companies will be holding business meetings with important distributors in Panama […]
An Environmental Impact Study has been submitted to build, in Ancon, province of Panama, a school that will have 15,000 square meters of open and closed areas. The study was presented by King’s College Panamá, S.A. and details that the work will be located on Clayton Albrook Street, in the village of Ancón, it will be […]
This would be so cool to have here in Panama. Zip out to some of the islands in 30 minutes instead of two hours. A Singaporean company has resurrected a post-WW2 German design to commercialize a beautiful reverse-delta ground effect vehicle as a high-speed, high-efficiency ferry for six to eight passengers. The Airfish 8 hovers serenely […]
In the second round, progress was made in sanitary and phytosanitary measures, commercial defense, rules of origin and access to markets. It was agreed that the Third Round of Negotiations will be held in Panama City from October 9 to 13. From a statement issued by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MITI): MICI 8/28/2018. The […]
In the tropical climes of South Florida, there are researchers trying to breed the state’s next commercial crop. It could be vanilla. Products like vanilla extract and beans that flavor ice creams and lace perfumes come from plants in the genusVanilla, part of the orchid family. Florida’s farmers might want to look into the plant’s […]
The Association of the Highlands’ Production Community (ACPTA) denied the statements that the Dutch ambassador, Dirk Janssen, made regarding the quality of the onions imported from that country to Panama and refuted them by saying that they were old and had expired. The producers referred to the statements given by the Dutch ambassador to the […]
Changes seek to improve the efficiency of the reservation system, positively impacting all vessels that transit the waterway Panama City, Panama – As part of its commitment to maximizing the efficiency, flexibility and reliability of its service to all customers, the Panama Canal announced changes to the Transit Reservation (booking) System for Neopanamax vessels, effective […]
The most recent figures from the Comptroller General of the Republic detail that between January and July of this year the cost of new construction, additions and repairs totaled $793 million, and the number of projects for which construction permits were granted was 5,033. These figures are far from those reported up to July of last […]
Born into Panama’s Comarca Ngobe Bugle indigenous community, Rosa Montezuma is only too well aware of the challenges girls face getting an education and pursuing their dreams. Now as Panama’s first indigenous woman in the Miss Universe beauty pageant, Montezuma hopes to become an example to show others they can overcome prejudice and stereotypes. “Indigenous […]
Opened this past February, The Santa Maria has been hosting business and leisure travelers seeking a more serene side of Panama City. The Santa Maria, a Luxury Collection Hotel & Golf Resort. For years, visiting Central America really meant visiting Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. But recently, Panama – especially the capital of Panama City, […]