The young Panamanians Jorge Liu and Danna Medrano won a bronze medal and an honorable mention respectively, playing a prominent role in the Ibero-American Mathematical Olympiad (IOM), an event in which 22 delegations from America, Spain and Portugal participated. Liu explained that the competition in Brazil consisted of solving a total of six problems in […]
The Panama Canal assured that it continues its operations uninterruptedly at the service of international maritime trade, taking measures to guarantee the fluid and safe traffic of ships, despite adverse weather conditions. In a statement, the Panama Canal Authority points out that the interoceanic route continues to be the route through which 57.5% of the […]
New Visa program offers consumers and issuers solutions for the instant issuance of digital cards and best practices aimed at accelerating the Digital First banking revolution that is already taking place in the region. Visa Digital First facilitates the application of real-time cards, the creation of accounts and the delivery of instant payment credentials directly […]
With the approval in the Cabinet Council of the expansion of the Global Logistics Free Zone, located in the border area of Paso Canoas in the province of Chiriquí, new investments of more than US$26 million and jobs will be generated that will mostly be taken advantage of by local labor. Currently, the Global Logistic […]
Panama will increase infrastructure in the jungle area along its shared border with Colombia known as the Darien Gap — as well as ramp up deportations — to contain a record-breaking flow of migrants passing through there this year, Panama’s immigration chief said Friday. National Immigration Authority Director Samira Gozaine said President Laurentino Cortizo had authorized […]
With the aim of improving the housing conditions of people with lower economic incomes or in conditions of poverty and extreme poverty, the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning (Miviot) is working on a proposal for a General Housing Law, to be presented to the National Assembly. The government entity devised this draft law in […]
Electric mobility continues to gain space in Panama, in this sense Distribuidora David opened a new Showroom for the JAC Motors brand, which includes 100% electric cars within its sales portfolio, with which they intend to contribute to the transformation of mobility in the country. The company unveiled the JAC e-JS1 models compact and agile […]
The Starbucks restaurant chain announced the certification of its first two Greener Stores in Panama, as the company accelerates the international expansion of its open source scheme focused on reducing global carbon emissions, water consumption and waste sent to landfills by 50% by 2030. The certified stores without those that are located in Terrazas de […]
With the signing of agreements between the Ministry of Labor and Labor Development (MITRADEL) of Panama and the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of Costa Rica for the attention of circular labor migration between the two countries, the seventh meeting of the Binational Committee for the Implementation of the Agreement Relating to the Coordination […]
The presidential candidate for the Movimiento Otro Camino party, Lombana was hospitalized this Wednesday, August 30, when he presented with pneumonia, his press team reported. According to a statement from the party, Lombana was transferred this emergency noon to a medical center after presenting health problems “After being examined and evaluated, the doctors have diagnosed him with pneumonia […]