Esther Marina Sanchez has watched her neighborhood — the heart of Panama City — transformed by its designation as a UNESCO world heritage site. Tourists and well-heeled Panamanians now stroll the paving-stone streets among gaudy hotels, fancy restaurants and trendy discos that have popped up in once-dilapidated colonial-era buildings. Gone are the gangs, the decay […]
A Somali immigrant, heading to the southern U.S. border, walks bellow the water apple tree in the jungle of Darién gap on Janaury 29, 2015 in Darien, Panama. Merengue music blares through the bar’s speakers and patrons sway to the beat of the drums while sipping tropical cocktails. The ocean glistens to one side, while […]
A group formed of China Communications Construction Co Ltd (CCCC) and China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) won a $1.42 billion contract build the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal, Panama’s government said. The 6.5-km (4-mile) bridge will have six car lanes and a two-way metro line. The Chinese companies initially won the contract in […]
In the first three months of the year, companies in Panama imported $5 million worth of wine, 4% more than in the same period in 2017, and 50% came from Chile and Spain. Figures from the information system on the Wine Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData. Variation of imports […]
A tender has been launched to design and build works that include the extension of Metro Line 1 to Villa Zaita. Panama Government Purchase 2018-2-80-0-08-LS-001760: “Requirements are for design engineering services, construction of civil works, auxiliary line installations and stations, and interfaces with integral rail system for the extension of Line 1 of the Panama […]
Central bank governors, finance ministers, and banking superintendents of Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, and IMF officials met in Tegucigalpa on July 26-27 to review the regional economic outlook and discuss reforms to remove obstacles and create opportunities for suitable growth. The Constitutional President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez and the Deputy Managing […]
Zoo Miami is welcoming two new furry guests from Panama. Orphaned sloths Chelsea and Pete, both two years old, arrived at Miami International Airport from the Republic of Panama, Friday night. See the article with videos of these cute orphaned sloths, Chelsea and Pete!!
Abu Dhabi: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Dubai Chamber) has announced the opening of a representative office in the Republic of Panama to strengthen its presence in Latin America. Dubai Chamber’s Panama office is its second in Latin America and it’s ninth in the world. Its inauguration follows the opening of offices in Sao […]
Barbados joined Copa Airlines’ route map on 17 July, the day that the Star Alliance member launched a twice-weekly (Tuesdays and Fridays) service from its Panama City base. On hand to greet the inaugural flight at the Caribbean island airport was Kerrie Symmonds, Minister of Tourism and International Transport, who presented Barbados-born Copa Airlines Captain Marc Holford […]
We had a wonderful trip to South America and I thought it wise to purchase travel insurance which I did from Travel Ace at the recommendation of my agent Anavilma at Viajes David here in Boquete. We attempted to leave Bariloche on an evening flight that was cancelled to Buenos Aires as their airport was […]