With 43% of the total, in 2015 Panama continued to be the largest recipient of FDI in the subregion, followed by Costa Rica (26%), Honduras (10%) and Guatemala (10%). From the chapter Central America in the report on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Central America: the Change in the Energy Matrix […]
AES International put out this interesting article. Tim Peake landed safely in Kazakhstan on Saturday 18th June. After a mind-bending mission 250 miles above us on the $150,000,000,000 International Space Station, we all welcome him back to Earth with much admiration. Now with an extra 71 million miles under his belt, Tim is undoubtedly a […]
The government of Panama has been on an aggressive campaign of developing thousands of new homes as part of the affordable housing program throughout Panama. Here are two new tenders for a total of 3,500 new homes, many of which will be built here in Chiriqui. Panama Government Purchase 2016-0-14-0-01-LV-010 268: “Supply of materials, labor, […]
A U.S.-built crane ship was used to conduct a trial transit of the Panama Canal’s new Cocoli Locks on Monday ahead of next week’s inauguration of the Expanded Panama Canal. The Panama Canal Authority reports that the Panama-flagged vessel, named Oceanus, was maneuvered through the Pacific-facing Cocoli Locks by Panama Canal Pilots Fernando Jaén and Ricardo […]
The PanAm Post put out this story of the food crisis in Venezuela. “It’s Not about the Price of Oil: 21st Century Socialism Destroyed Venezuela’s Economy and Distribution Networks, Causing an Unprecedented Humanitarian Crisis” A humanitarian crisis, the likes of which have never been seen in the Western Hemisphere, is brewing in Venezuela and it […]
The expansion of the Panama Canal, scheduled to open on June 26 after eight years of construction, should be supportive of the country’s ‘BBB’ sovereign rating, according to a new Fitch Ratings report. Fitch expects the expansion to have a favorable impact on macroeconomic performance, public finances and external accounts. Since taking control 15 years […]
José Vargas, who has dreamed of having a coffee farm since he was 11 years old, has not only realized his dream. He knows that the sustainable agriculture methods he practices on his land in the Panama Canal Watershed contributes to the nation’s water supply. The 50-mile-long canal, which dissects Panama, carries vast quantities […]
Well, it is finally happening on Sunday, the grand opening of the newly expanded Panama Canal. Dignitaries from around the world will be here to celebrate and all of Panama will be celebrating too. It is a moment to be proud of and I am so happy that I chose to return to the land […]
Mimi Whitefield covers the story of the soon to open New Panama Canal and it’s impact on world trade. This is one of the best articles that I have read on the subject. More than 100 years ago when the SS Ancon sailed into the history books as the first ship to transit the Panama […]
Click on the picture above to see the aerial photos. Tucked away on the side of Jaramillo Mountain is one of Boquete’s most magnificent homes. Located within the private gated low density community of Las Terazzas, the owner spared no expense on design and follow through of construction with the finest materials available for a […]