Between January and July 2018 the commercial activity of the free trade zone in Panama generated $12.618 billion, growing 8% over the same period last year. The administration of the Colon Free Zone (ZLC) reported that ” … the cumulative amount of the first seven months of 2018 was higher than the $11.643.3 billion in the […]
A US company has submitted an environmental impact study to build an international airport in Limón, Costa Rica, which will have a 4-kilometer runway, an 18,000 square meter passenger terminal and a 30,000 square meter warehouse. The firm Mel Group ELM SA, which already presented a proposal to finance the development of the project in […]
Panama will sign an agreement with the U.S. Treasury and Energy departments aimed at paving the way for more private investment to expand the importation and distribution of U.S. liquefied natural gas in Latin America. David Malpass, Treasury undersecretary for international affairs, said he hopes the “framework agreement” is the first of several with countries […]
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Rosa Montezuma about being the first indigenous woman to be crowned Miss Panama. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Panama is sending its first Indigenous woman ever to the Miss Universe contest. And in Latin America, where pageants are a big deal, that’s a big deal. Rosa Iveth Montezuma’s win as Miss Panama is […]
On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened when the ‘S. S. Ancon’ steamed through from the canal’s Atlantic to Pacific side. The canal, an engineering marvel at the time, was the result of thirty years of blood, tears – and psychological tricks. The first attempt by the French to construct a navigable canal between the […]
This is the only way to cruise close in waters. With only 36 passengers, the Safari Explorer carries travelers to adventures that include kayaking, taking Zodiacs through forests, learning how to snorkel, or just a peaceful afternoon sitting on the water. Once named one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by The American Society […]
Price reduced to $499,000 to sell. Villa 14 in Panamonte Estates is across the street from our home and have I watched the owners put a lot of money into remodeling their home that included a new imported tile roof, German style tilt and turn windows and a very nice kitchen. Consisting about 4,000 square […]
I really was blown away by Chile and how productive the economy is there. I was aksed what was the one thing that most impressed me there and I said “the people”. They want to work and enjoy the good life there. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Friday announced the creation of a National Office […]
August 31 is the new date to submit proposals to design and build the branch that will connect the future Higher Technical Institute of the East, with Tocumen International Airport. Metro de Panamá has granted a second extension to the deadline for delivery of bids, so that the companies interested in the tender can present […]
To calm the spirits of local producers, the Panamanian government has announced the beginning of an audit of the process to import agrifood products, in order to identify companies that are bringing goods in without meeting any of the requirements. A few days after producers in the country held demonstrations against the allegedly excessive entry […]