The chairman of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), Yehya Zaki, signed June 13 a cooperation agreement with Giovanni Bruno Ferrari, general manager of the Colon Free Zone of the Panama Canal. The signing ceremony took place at the headquarters of the SCZone’s General Authority in Cairo. According to a press statement […]
Panama’s President Nito Cortizo announced as of July 11, the mandatory use of face masks in open and closed spaces will be lifted, with the exception of public and private health facilities and public transportation.
In the coming days, the acquisition of Claro Panama by the company Cable & Wireless is expected to materialize, announced Betzalel Kenigsztein, CEO and general manager of +Móvil. “We already have everything ready, we are just waiting for the seal that we have the approval to acquire and move to control of the company. In […]
The President of Panama Laurentino Cortizo said on Monday that he has blood cancer, although the 69-year-old said he feels well and is in “good spirits.” In late May, Cortizo’s doctors detected “a decrease in hemoglobin and white blood cell count” during routine testing, the president said in a televised statement. Specialists recommended that a […]
On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, operations and commissioned passenger processing began within the new Terminal 2 of Tocumen International Airport. The Panamanian airline Copa Airlines is the first to operate from this new terminal 2. Passengers praised the new infrastructure. The former president of the Republic, Martín Torrijos, was the first Panamanian diplomat to leave […]
According to the coordinator of the National Immunization Program (PAI), Yolanda Slocum de Hewith, so far 8,022,785 injections have been administered to fight the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Of this total, 3,459,000 people have received the first dose; 3,630,000 the second dose, and 1,491,000 were immunized with the booster. In the case of […]
Public investment in science, technology and innovation in Panama is barely 1 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, which is insufficient according to experts. Data from the National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation (Senacyt) indicate that in the isthmus about 0.13 percent of GDP is invested in this area. The report states that Senacyt […]
For so many travelers, vacation plans are getting firmed up and the travel industry is preparing for a busy summer like none we’ve seen since the pandemic started. With prices on the rise though, we’ve been noticing some better fares if your trip can wait until the fall – and that’s especially true in some […]
Last year, Panama expanded the Cordillera de Coiba marine protected area from 17,223 to 67,908 square kilometers (6,650 to 26,219 square miles). On April 27th, an international scientific expedition made up of researchers and students from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), MigraMar, the International Maritime University of Panama (UMIP), the University of Costa Rica and […]
Panama has announced, with immediate effect, the lifting of mask requirements in outdoor spaces and open-air areas. This has been done to provide visitors unencumbered access to the country’s natural wonders. Ivan Eskildsen, minister of tourism, said the decision to ease restrictions came on the back of the improvement of COVID-19 conditions. “Mask removal in […]