The organizers of the Hayah International Short Film Festival of Panama announced the details of its 16th edition. With this new edition, Panamanian and international filmmakers will have the opportunity to exhibit their short films and compete in each category to opt for the Festival Statuette and International Distribution awards. The competing categories are: Fiction, documentary, animation, video […]
José Raúl Mulino, president-elect of Panama, promised to deport migrants who enter the country through the Darién jungle, bound for the United States. “To finish the Darién Odyssey, which has no reason to be (…), we will start with international help a repatriation process with full compliance with the human rights of all the people […]
The move to open an office in Panama City comes as the shortsea shipping company continues expand in Latin American region having launched its first service in March 2023. The new Panama team will support the Unifeeder businesses across the region in coordination with global its headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark. Unifeeder will handle more than […]
The National Government, through the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), has delivered a total of US$427,095,915.62 to rice, corn and milk producers throughout the country through the Price Compensation program, from 2019 to January 2, 2024, details a report prepared by the National Directorate of Incentives and Trust (DINIFI). Regarding rice, one of the most […]
Richard Fifer, the former governor of Panama’s Cocle province, was arrested on Saturday by Costa Rican authorities at the Paso Canoas border crossing with Panama. Fifer was detained along with two other Panamanian citizens and a Costa Rican tour guide while allegedly trying to illegally cross the border using an American passport. The arrest was […]
The multinational company of Productos Extragel y Universal S.A., based in Peru, evaluates the investment opportunities offered by Panama, to create a food distribution center for Latin America and the Caribbean, taking advantage of the geographical advantage offered by the isthmus. The information was corroborated by directors of the General Directorate of Investment Attraction Marketing […]
The Government of Panama and a Chinese consortium signed an addendum on Wednesday that will allow the restart “in the coming months” of the construction of the Fourth Bridge over the Interoceanic Canal, a “mega work” of infrastructure with an adjusted cost of $1,518 million. This project was awarded in 2018 to the Panama Fourth […]
The XVI version of the Panamerican Surfing Games 2023 will bring together in Panama from April 21 to 30 400 athletes from 22 countries who will aim to win one of the 42 places for the Pan American Games of Santiago de Chile 2023 that will be in October, the organizers of the fair reported. […]
According to the Executive, this is one of the lowest prices in Central America for 91 and 95 octane gasoline and diesel, which is sold at 3.25 dollars. The measure, approved by the Council of Ministers, states that after April 22 and until next May 31, the price of 91 octane gasoline and diesel will […]
The President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, participated last night in the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Hemato-Oncological Center Panama (CHOP), in The Panama Clinic hospital, with modern facilities suitable for the comprehensive care of his patients. In the company of hospital managers, the president took a tour of the new CHOP […]