To calm the spirits of local producers, the Panamanian government has announced the beginning of an audit of the process to import agrifood products, in order to identify companies that are bringing goods in without meeting any of the requirements. A few days after producers in the country held demonstrations against the allegedly excessive entry […]
The former political prisoner and Puerto Rican independence activist Oscar Lopez Rivera was released by Panamanian officials on Tuesday after being detained for 18 at the international airport while trying to travel to the conference, “America in Dispute” being held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Lopez Rivera was held in custody by Panamanian airport authorities on […]
US National Anthem by the Academy Choirs. No pop stars, no vocal show offs, just the Star Spangled Banner, the cadets, and the US Army Herald Trumpet Corps. And everyone is standing!! How so much has changed in so few years in America!!
Mortgages and personal loans explained much of the 6% increase in domestic credit to the private sector, recorded between May 2017 and the same month in 2018. According to the latest report by the Superintendency of Banks, in the fifth month of the year, the private sector’s credit portfolio totaled $52.167 billion, which is equivalent […]
14 islands, 18 guests, 20 miles from civilization!! Islas Secas Reserve & Lodge is an elevated outpost of adventure on Panama’s Pacific Coast. The archipelago of 14 islands is a secluded and sustainable destination for world-class fishing, diving and other marine adventures. Sophie Friedman reports for Forbes on her recent trip to Isla Secas a […]
In the first semester of this year, the Panamanian government paid $30 million more in interest payments on the public debt than the amount paid in the same period last year. According to official figures between the first six months of 2018 and the same period in 2017, the costs of the debt increased by […]
Panama-based airline Copa Holdings (CPA.N) on Wednesday reported net operating income of $49 million, down 21 percent from a year earlier due in part to a diplomatic spat between Panama and Venezuela that temporarily blocked flights to Caracas. Copa’s profit missed an average estimate of $55 million in a Thomson Reuters survey of nine analysts. […]
Abdul Mohamed Waked Fares didn’t challenge the accuracy of the allegations, appeals court says. Reporting for the Wall Street Journal by Samuel Rubenfeld. The patriarch of a powerful Panamanian business family Friday lost his appeal to access evidence used to justify U.S. sanctions on him, members of his family and his companies. The argument by […]
A group of young people from France are taking a novel route to attend World Youth Day 2019 in Panama – 3 sail boats for 105 days of transatlantic travel. On the 31st of August the young crew – consisting of 17 Frenchmen and women, 4 skippers, and a chaplain – will leave from Notre-Dame […]
With its two long coasts and several outlying islands, Panama is a country that offers a myriad of beach options—many of which are truly unforgettable. Whether you prefer undiscovered and under the radar or developed and readily accessible, Panama likely has a beach for you. The country’s Caribbean coast features white sand beaches and aqua […]