Click on the pic above to watch video. The International Chamber of Commerce has ordered a construction group to repay $240 million to the Panama Canal Authority, in the latest development related to disputes over extension works for the canal. Sacyr SA, the Spanish builder that controls 42% of the group, will be able to […]
This is a great post from Simon Black at Sovereign Man who has been coming to Panama over the last 17 years as well as numerous countries around the world. At the turn of the 20th century, the United States had recently become the largest economy in the world… and it was showing. The US […]
Worsened by the confinement situation due to the pandemic, Panama’s cracked justice system has been left ‘naked, an ‘endemic evil and in need of immediate modernization. The stark assessment came from by Panama’s e Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (Cciap) on Sunday, September 20. The organization gives as an example the fact that in […]
he Electoral Tribunal (TE) has extended – until January 31, 2021 – the validity of all personal identity cards including permanent resident cards for foreigners living in the country. that are expired or expire before that date. The called on banks and institutions that request the identity card to carry out a procedure to accept […]
Police in Panama say they have detained two Panamanian nationals who were travelling in a car carrying 79 packets of illegal drugs. Local media have identified one of the detained as the governor of Guna Yala, Erick Martelo. He has since been removed from office. The police said they had been acting on a tip-off […]
Taylor International has recently established a new dealer, Montacargas Panama Pacifico, S. A., in Panama City, Panama, according to Hal Nowell, Director of Sales for Taylor International. “Panama is a very central and dynamic market and extremely important to Taylor International, and we made it a priority to partner with a dealer that could provide […]
Citigroup Global Markets, J.P. Morgan Securities, Scotia Capital (USA), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) and Banco General acted as initial purchasers for a Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $1.38 billion of 4.375 percent senior secured notes due 2030 by AES Panama Generation Holdings, a special purpose vehicle owned indirectly by the AES Corporation, and arrangers for a […]
Metro Line 2 provides much-needed rapid transit access to the half-million residents of Panama City’s east side. The 21-km line is entirely elevated, with 16 stations. It faced a hard deadline—to open for World Youth Day in 2019, a triennial global gathering of young Catholics that attracted 700,000 to the city. Half-a-million riders used the […]
This is a great video presentation posted by Jackie Lange at Panama Relocation Tours One of the many joys of moving to Panama are finally having the time to do the things you want to do, when you want to do them. People who move to Panama bring with them years of experience in business, […]
This was a great read about this woman’s life. FOR PADDLERS IN MINNESOTA’S MILLION-ACRE-PLUS Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a panorama of lakes and trees stretches as far as the eye can see. Bald eagles, swans, and loons patrol the BWCAW’s waters, deer, bear, and the occasional moose ramble its woods, and its pristine lakes teem […]