Alan Brown reports from BNamericas. Tax contributors in Panama can now make payments to the country’s revenue service using a credit or debit card. Taxpayers can settle their debts online, or in person at most tax offices, the finance ministry’s revenue department DGI said in a statement. Authorities partnered with Visa International to establish the […]
When traveling in Panama, visiting its iconic canal is a must. (Who goes to Paris without seeing the Eiffel Tower?) But for Georgians, the storied waterway has a more practical resonance: It’s a transit point for a large segment of imports from Asia that land at the Port of Savannah before being dispersed around the country. […]
Upon hearing it, I thought it might be a contemporary of Lenny Kravitz, only later realizing that the Commodores (1975 for this track) could well have been one of Lenny’s influences.
From Salt Bae, via Facebook This is a great story written with love by Chris Newman, who is working toward a sustainable future in permaculture with Sylvanaqua Farms, the Accokeek Foundation, and GreenMaven promoting Clean Food”?—?the kind grown in/on living soil, minimally processed, eaten closest to the point of harvest. Here is Chris’s latest article: […]
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“First Quantum” or the “Company”, TSX Symbol “FM”) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the expansion of Cobre Panama’s throughput capacity, by 15%, to 85 million tonnes per annum (“mtpa”) and upgrades to certain areas to accommodate a further increase to 100 mtpa after year 2022. The Board […]
The establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Panama in June 2017 could be a big boost for the Central American country’s agricultural sector, a senior Panamanian official has said. Agriculture is a crucial part of the Panamanian economy, employing 17 percent of the workforce but facing major challenges. In a recent interview with Xinhua, […]
After the Angelus Sunday, with the help of a tablet and two young people, Pope Francis signed up for World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, announcing that registration for the international event has opened. “I too, now, with two young people, sign up by means of the internet,” the pope said Feb. 11, clicking “register” […]
Under the suggestive name of Operacion Templarios (OT), the National Police and the Panamanian Anti-Drug Prosecutor”s Office carried simultaneous raid out and today three Colombians and four Panamanians, presumed members of an international criminal network, are detained here. After the follow-up since February 2013, the authorities executed simultaneous raids in five places located in […]
This will be one of the coolest cruises ever and will start from the new cruise terminal on Amador and potentially include, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile. That is a lot of ground to cover and I think that there will be sections offering 6 to 7 days at a time as the distance to […]
Robb Report put out an article on Panama City’s newest chic neighborhood called Ocean Reef. Ocean Reef Islands will be home to multi million-dollar penthouses, open sites, and a 200-slip marina. Creating an island from scratch seems like a strange concept, and yet the possibilities are endless—from flood protection and military bases to tourist havens and […]