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Panama has recorded 290 homicides so far this year, up 19.3 percent from the same phase in 2021, 47 cases, a report by the Ministry of Public Security said today. According to the head of that portfolio, Juan Manuel Pino, the reduction in these crimes responds to actions taken to neutralize networks associated with drug […]
The Panamanian ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Pablo Pérez Campos, informed that both nations are working on tools to make visas more flexible in order to increase interest and reciprocity in tourism. He indicated that his country currently has a regular visa process and recently launched the shopping tourism visa that encourages trade between Dominicans […]
The Council, headed by the President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, authorized the Minister for Channel Affairs, Aristides Royo, to present to the National Assembly Bill 20-22, which approves the draft Budget of the Panama Canal Authority. The draft Budget of the Panama Canal for fiscal year 2023, adopted by the Board of Directors […]
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA) and the Panama Aquatic Resources Authority signed a memorandum of understanding that seeks to combat illegal fishing. In agreement, it contemplates the installation of working tables in which authorities linked to the issue of fisheries and trade regulation of both nations will participate and integrate fishermen, in […]
The President of the Republic of Panama, signed on Wednesday two executive decrees that regulate Law 242 of October 13, 2021, which regulates the medicinal and therapeutic use of cannabis and its derivatives in the country. The decree creates a regulatory framework that allows the use of supervised and controlled access to medical cannabis and its […]
The President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen met this Thursday with the CEO of the company AXON, Rick Smith, who explores the possibility of investing in Panama. The company AXON is analyzing to establish in Panama a manufacturing and logistics operation of its products for Latin America. In this regard, Smith indicated that the […]
The Panama hat is infamously misnamed. The handmade straw headgear actually hails from Ecuador. Construction workers building the Panama Canal wore the hats, though, as their wide brims protected them from the harsh hot sun. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt inspected the construction of the canal in a white linen suit topped off with one […]
According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), economic growth for 2022 in Central America and Mexico would be 2.5%, while Panama would lead the ranking with 7.0%. The country’s figure triggers a decrease after the forecasts given by ECLAC at the beginning of the year when it calculated an index […]
The Plenary of the National Assembly approved in the third debate Bill 174, which creates the Isla Iguana Wildlife Refuge Board, in the district of Pedasí, in the province of Los Santos. According to this legislative initiative, proposed by Deputy Eric Broce, the Isla Iguana Wildlife Refuge Board will be a public and social order […]