Health Minister Luis Francisco Sucre informed that the vaccine advisory team is holding talks on Thursday with several pharmaceutical companies to guarantee that the population is immunized against Covid-19. Sucre stated that they met on Wednesday with the Russian company that developed the Sputnik V vaccine, and negotiations are underway with the laboratory that […]
Panama’s government said on Saturday it would from next week temporarily suspend the entry of people to the country who have been in South America in the previous 15 days after local health authorities detected a case of the Brazilian strain of COVID-19. The health ministry said the restrictions would apply from Wednesday, March 31, […]
In Panama, the General Revenue Directorate (DGI) announced that it will suspend corporations that for the term of three consecutive years or more, have not made the payment of the single tax. According to the General Revenue Directorate (DGI) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), the authorities are currently updating the list of legal entities […]
Moody’s downgrades Panama’s ratings to Baa2, changes outlook to stableGlobal Credit Research – 17 Mar 2021New York, March 17, 2021 — Moody’s Investors Service, (“Moody’s”) has today downgraded the Government of Panama’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to Baa2 from Baa1, and Panama’s senior unsecured shelf ratings to (P)Baa2 from (P)Baa1. Moody’s has […]
Once a week, teacher Graciela Bouche takes a canoe from her small town in the Panama rainforest to an indigenous village some two kilometers away where spotty internet cannot replace shuttered classrooms. At the end of her unusual 15-minute commute, made possible by the strong arms of a local paddler, Bouche disembarks in Ella Puru […]
It’s being reported that Panama’s government has relaxed arrival procedures for vaccinated travelers coming into the country. Although the country’s borders have been open with conditions, those with ‘the complete vaccine’ will not have to undergo a swab test on arrival. Instead, arrivals will need to present proof of vaccination. Other sources note that a negative […]
After 24 days, patient Luis Guillermo Matos returned to the Nicolas Solano Hospital, in the neighboring Panama Oeste province, to meet again with his ‘guardian angels’, the Cuban doctors who saved his life. For 18 days, Matos was in a critical condition in an intensive care unit due to Covid-19, Diego, Yanelis, Daniris and […]
From this moment on, all Cubans who want to travel to the Central American country must apply for the Tourism Visa at the Panamanian consulate located in the country of residence or origin, in accordance with Executive Decree No. 88, published in the Gaceta Oficial. The Panamanian government established in October 2018 the so-called tourist […]
Portobello town, a commercial route for the Spanish Crown in America since the 16th century, is currently preparing to become Panama’s tourist center and develop its natural and cultural heritage. Local authorities and the National Government agreed on an inter-institutional action plan with a comprehensive strategy for this destination, with a view to the […]
Central America must be the driving force behind a globally accepted document that will be vital for the recovery of the global economy and tourism in particular. The generation of a physical or digital document of global acceptance (like national passports) that certifies that the bearer has been vaccinated against Covid-19 will facilitate the movement of […]