The National Directorate of Export Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MICI) and representatives of the Economic Commercial Office of Peru (PROMPERU) in Panama held a meeting with the aim of exchanging ideas, exploring synergies and discovering new business opportunities between both countries. Eric Dormoi, National Director of Export Promotion, highlighted the shared […]
Panama achieved a 100% renewable electricity generation to cover its demand of 1,437 MW, generating a surplus of 226.47 MW that were sent to other countries in the region to cover its deficit, the Ministry of Energy reported. A report from the institution indicates that this progress reaffirms Panama’s role as a key energy provider […]
With the arrival of the first flights of the airlines Sunwing and Air Transat at Scarlett Martínez International Airport, located in Río Hato, province of Coclé, the season of charter flights from Canada began. These flights will directly connect passengers with the cities of Montreal, Quebec and Toronto, as part of the winter season in […]
The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, confirmed today that everything is ready for Panama to make its expected entry into the Common Market of the South (Mercosur), during the next Summit of this bloc, which will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he hopes to sign the document that will allow the country […]
In a breakthrough for digital connectivity in Latin America and the Caribbean, the companies Liberty Networks and Gold Data will develop the new underwater cable system “MANTA”, which will offer high-capacity and low latency routes between Panama, Mexico, Colombia and the United States, since this agreement combines the GD-1 and LN-1 submarine systems, and marks […]
José Raúl Mulino warned that irregular migrants who arrive in the Central American country will be fined between one thousand and five thousand dollars. Irregular migrants who enter Panama from Colombia through the Darién jungle, on their route to the United States, will be fined up to 5,000 dollars, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino warned on Thursday (10/31/2024). “Any person who enters” the country […]
Florida State University’s Center of Population Sciences for Health Equity (CPSHE) recently hosted the International Health Equity and STEM Research Summit in the Republic of Panama to foster collaborations between researchers, educators and policymakers in Panama and the U.S. The summit, which took place Oct. 14-18 at the National Secretariat of Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENACYT) in […]
The governments of Panama and Colombia announced their decision to reactivate the binational electrical interconnection project, for which they agreed to hold a meeting next December in which they will seek to “define a concrete action plan” in this regard, reported the National Secretariat of Energy (SNE) of Panama. The reactivation of the binational Electrical […]
Naturgy has decided not to enter the solar panel installation market and, instead, will concentrate its efforts on improving the electricity service in Panama. This decision was communicated to the Panamanian Chamber of Solar Energy, which is active in the promotion of solar energy in the country. To date, Panama has 4,400 photovoltaic installations, of […]
The company SGS Panama Control Services will be in charge of auditing the processed and semi-processed material in the mine, specifically the 132 thousand tons of copper concentrate that are currently stored in Minera Panamá facilities, located in the district of Donoso, province of Colón. The Minister of Commerce and Industries, Julio Moltó, announced the endorsement of the contract during […]