As part of its development plan, the Panamanian government is encouraging investment in superyacht businesses and infrastructure. On 26 June, 2016, the first vessel passed through the then recently completed Third Set of Locks of the Panama Canal. The completion of the $5.3 billion investment, which allows for far larger vessels to transit the Isthmus […]
Panama is poised to toughen its tax fraud penalties, a year and a half after it came under worldwide scrutiny for the Panama Papers leak. The move, reportedly approved at cabinet level, comes on the day the EU published a blacklist of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, including Panama. The new rules appear to allow first time offenders […]
Bentley targets field sportsmen by filling its SUV with cigars, liquor and guns. The add on might run $170,000. First you have to pay $229,000 for the SUV!!! Bentley is making a habit of teaming up with its Mulliner customization shop to cook up “utility” vehicles for the most niche of sports. Following the likes […]
Video: Wingsuit maniacs jump INTO passing airplane A pair of wingsuit-flying nutbags have BASE-jumped off the summit of a mountain, and flown into the door of a passing airplane in the latest of Red Bull’s outrageous stunts. Just watch the video, it’s amazing. Extreme sportsters Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet climbed to the summit of […]
Nature Air has invested $10 million in the purchase of five new aircraft for its operations in the country, and announced that it will start making daily flights to David, Panama. Nacion.com reports that “…The new fleet consists of three Caravan aircraft, with capacity for 12 passengers, and two twin-engine Twin Otter aircraft, which can […]
The indigenous culture is a silent culture – islanders have been silenced about ecocide and other injustices on their land for centuries. But Giovanny Barrantes hopes music can be a new way to share the feelings of his people. Panama’s indigenous Guna people are threatened by climate change. As the Caribbean Sea level continues to […]
Just minutes after the new director of the ISDA was announced Friday, the man who left the post met with the media to talk trade from Panama. USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney has met with officials in Colombia and Panama. Unlike NAFTA though, McKinney says trade promotion agreements in […]
Following Panama’s qualification for Russia 2018, head coach Hernan Darío Gomez, has hailed his team of World Cup first-timers as ‘champions.’ Gomez puts them in the same mold as the country’s legendary boxer Roberto Duran. Share to Google+Share to Tumblr Following Panama’s qualification for Russia 2018, head coach Hernan Darío Gomez, has hailed his team […]
I am not sure that we really need this in Panama. One of the three companies that carried out geophysical studies to determine the possible existence of oil and natural gas in Panamanian soil, has announced that it has completed its data collection process. The company GX Technology has completed data collection on the content […]
Good news for Chiriqui. More roadway work. The Ministry of Public Works in Panama is putting out to tender the design and construction of 80 kilometers of roads in the district of David, province of Chiriqui. Panama Government Purchase 2017-0-09-0-04-LV-005337: “The project consists of a total approximate length of 80.30 kilometers, divided into two (2) […]