$10 Million Investment in New Corporate Center


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  An office and commercial tower is planned to be built in the town of San Francisco, Panama. According to the interactive platform “Construction in Central America” of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, Mega Desarrollo Urbano, S.A. submitted to the Ministry of Environment the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to develop the project called “A.M.W. […]

February 11, 2020

What To Expect At Carnaval In Panama


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Donna Janke at Travel Awaits magazine offers her insights into this year’s Carnaval. Public celebrations mark the days before the somber Christian season of Lent in many countries. Each culture puts its own spin on carnival season. Carnaval in Panama takes place over the four days preceding Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, and features […]

February 11, 2020

Mission Blue – Bocas


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  In December of last year, Mission Blue announced its selection of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago as its newest addition to the Hope Spot family.    Mission Blue is an organization that inspires action to explore and protect the ocean. Led by legendary oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle, Mission Blue is uniting a global coalition […]

February 10, 2020

Peru: The Glass Half Full


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WALTER T. MOLANO writes in Latinvex that cobbling together a coalition to push through political reforms will be difficult. Peru is the fourth largest country in Latin America, with the fifth-largest population and the sixth-largest GDP. Often dismissed by some regional neighbors, it is a well-managed and diversified economy. However, this was not always the […]

February 9, 2020

What I am Watching Now – Of The Sea


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Of the Sea is a female-driven surf film that follows a mother and her entrepreneurial efforts to raise awareness of the world’s plastic consumption. As seen at: NFFTY – Audience Award, Jury Award Nomination Surfalorous Film Festival – Emerging Filmmaker Award Santa Fe Independent Film Festival – Best NM documentary short Huntington Beach Film Festival […]

February 9, 2020

Footwear: Event Suspended in Panama


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The impact of the coronavirus is affecting business everywhere, including Panama. Because of the crisis that has been generated in several Asian countries by the presence of the coronavirus, the organizers of ExpoTrend Summer 2020 reported that the international event is suspended. The event was to take place from February 10-12 at the Atlapa Convention […]

February 9, 2020

Machinery Sales: Optimism in Panama


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Businessmen dedicated to the commercialization of machines and heavy equipment expect that between the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021 sales will begin to recover, derived from the mega-projects that will be executed in the country. The public infrastructure projects that are close to being developed and that have generated expectations among the […]

February 9, 2020

Tender for $49 Million in Road Rehabilitation


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The Ministry of Public Works of Panama tenders the study, design, construction and financing for the rehabilitation and expansion of the highway Autopista – Puerto Vacamonte, in Panama West. Panama Government Purchase 2020-0-09-0-15-LV-006304: “The project consists of 5 (five) kilometers, however, the Tendering Entity may determine works that within the execution of the work in […]

February 9, 2020