Panama updated the guidelines and guidelines aimed at professionals who carry out the activities subject to supervision, in order to raise the level of compliance with a risk-based approach, strengthen the system of prevention of money laundering, in order to favor the competitiveness of the country. This was established in agreement No. JD-02-2022, which replaces […]
The secretary of the Nautical Tourism Association (ATN), Alessandro Risi, said that Panama has the potential to further develop nautical tourism, an activity that has the ability to permeate the entire value chain of the industry. Living the experience of traveling through the Panama Canal, diving and practicing water sports in the waters of Guna […]
The Central American Bank and the Republic of Korea approve a loan of $600 million to improve the public transport system in the districts of Arraiján and La Chorrera. With the development of the technical studies that derive from this cooperation, it is expected to provide Metro de Panamá S.A. with an analysis of the […]
A small U.S. solar company on Tuesday announced plans to open a solar panel factory in Panama to help the American industry reduce its reliance on Chinese-made goods. Universal Solar America LLC, an Arizona company that helps solar project developers procure panels, said its planned facility will help U.S. companies avoid tariffs, shipping delays and […]
The Panama Canal is a conduit for 6% of the global maritime traffic. But climate change is disrupting that trade. While high temperatures and little rain are the primary causes, four hurricanes over seven years have been equally devastating. The Panama Canal is in the midst of Panama’s rainforests, which cover 68% of its land […]
Dimitri Flores, a independent candidate seeking to stand in elections in 2024, posted the video from the scene after his aircraft crashed in a mountainous area in western Panama. The helicopter was carrying six people, including Mr Flores, all of whom have since been rescued. Some of them have broken bones. “We had an accident […]
Panama follows up on the data generated in the United States on combined vaccines against COVID-19 and influenza. New vaccines, combined vaccines, are being developed. In the United States of America there are several laboratories working on this issue. We hope that between October and November in the United States, at least two vaccines combined […]
The Public Ministry – through the Superior Prosecutor’s Office of the Environment, initiated an investigation into the crime against natural resources and against wildlife, after the discovery of two tons of Cocobolo wood, in the Sovereignty National Park. In coordination with the National Police and the Ministry of the Environment, the MP carried out an […]
According to authorities’ report, from January 1, 2022 to July 15, the drug seizure figure exceeds the results of the same period in 2021, seizing 68.5 tons of drugs. Joint actions have been conducted by the National Police, National Border Service and the National Aeronaval Service, with close collaboration with the Attorney General´s Office. In […]
This is not the first time that Daniel Runde, senior executive of the Center for International Strategic Studies, has written about the Panama Canal. He did so in 2011 when he analyzed the impact of the expansion of the road. In 2017, he described the exchange of messages between President Donald Trump and Panamanian Juan […]