Panama wants its own satellite


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Yesterday the Cube-Sat project was announced, which seeks to create the first Panamanian satellite, with the launch scheduled for 2025. The satellite will not be placed in orbit until the necessary studies and tests are carried out, which is expected to occur in December of this year. The project is expected to be in the construction and assembled phase by the middle of next year. The Panamanian Cube-Sat will receive funding from […]

June 16, 2023

Panama marks 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death with an exhibition held in Panama City


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Panama on Monday opened an exhibition of some 40 lithographs by Pablo Picasso as part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Spanish artist’s death. The exhibition “Aún sorprendo” (I still surprise), with an original collection by Picasso (Málaga, 1881 – Mougins, France, 1973) on loan from the Universidad Europea del Atlántico/Fundación Universitaria […]

June 16, 2023

Germany promises agreements with Panama


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Germany wants to strengthen economic ties with Latin America, but protecting the environment, said on Friday the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, who closed a tour in the region with a visit to the Panama Canal. “And my visit is also to emphasize that we want to cooperate precisely on these issues of […]

June 9, 2023

Panama launches a project related to the use of bamboo


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The project called “Promotion of bamboo as a nature-based solution for the development of livelihoods and environmental management for mitigation and adaptation to climate change in the Latin American and Caribbean Region (Bambú Panama)” will be launched in Oajaca, Penonomé. This week, the Ministry of Environment made the official launch of this initiative that aims to promote […]

June 9, 2023

Panama still ideal investment destination, bank execs say


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Panama is still a desirable location for international investors, Javier Carrizo, general manager at Banco Nacional de Panamá, and Otto Wolfschoon, president of the Banking Association, said on the sidelines of the Panama Day UK event on May 18.  Seven years after the Panama Papers, the data leak revealing the secretive offshore companies used to […]

June 9, 2023