Tigo Panama pledged to invest US$100 million into its network this year as part of its long-term modernisation and expansion strategy, to plug in coverage gaps and ready itself for 5G. In a statement, Tigo General Manager Marcelo Benitez said the operator’s mission is to continue developing the “digital highways that close the digital divide […]
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) is working to make changes to Law 57 of 6 August 2008 General Merchant Marine, aiming at increasing the Panama Ship Registry’s competitiveness. The AMP will later present the modifications to the National Assembly that will approve into law the adjustments to Law 57 of August 6, 2008 General Merchant […]
Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. and a member of the global Star Alliance airline network, announces the launch of its new service from its Hub of the Americas® in Panama City, Panama to Baltimore, Maryland, United States starting on June 28, 2023. With this new flight, Copa strengthens its leadership in the […]
The Marriott Hotels brand is back in Panama. Marriott has opened the new Marriott Panama Hotel, a 331-room hotel connected to the Albrook Mall, the largest shopping mall in Central America. The Marriott brand has taken over the former Wyndham property in the Allbrook Mall. adding a new “M Club,” a place Marriott says is an “exclusive spot […]
Marcelo Benítez, general manager of Tigo Panama, explained that “the first thing is to ensure that customers have good service, that means expanding the digital highway, it is expanding the nodes. Securing nodes is improving the infrastructure in the home and having coverage in places where there are still no. He added that “that’s why […]
Stressing Panama’s geographic location as a gateway to North and South America, the country’s foreign minister Janaina Tewaney Mencomo batted for increased Indian investments in the Central American nation. Mencomo revealed that a business delegation of Indian pharmaceutical companies will be visiting Panama to explore possible investments. Speaking of the broader India-Panama relationship, Mencomo stated […]
Two sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli will be arrested upon arrival in Panama if they are deported from the United States, the judiciary said on Monday. The two, Luis Enrique and Ricardo Martinelli Junior, will soon finish US prison sentences for money laundering and could face immediate deportation. The two pleaded guilty last […]
Panama, Colon, and Panama Oeste will be the first three provinces to begin the analog switch-off on Monday to implement the television signal, the National Public Service Authority (ASEP) indicated. According to this source, only the new technology that transforms the image, audio, and data into digital information will be implemented in those three regions, […]
With the support of the U.S. Embassy in Panama and units of U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo), the Panamanian government brought humanitarian assistance to 22 hard-to-reach indigenous communities as part of humanitarian exercise Mercury IV, November 30-December 14, 2022. “The cooperation with the U.S. Embassy and JTF-Bravo is an excellent example […]
On January 16 Air France – KLM moved its operations to Terminal 2 of Panama’s Tocumen International Airport (PTY). The French-Dutch group is the first airline to offer long-haul services from the new facilities. The first operation was flight KL 757, with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner registered with the registration PH-BKC and christened «Busy Lizzie». The […]