The Panamanian Hotel Association (APATEL) has formalized the creation of the Chiriquí Chapter with the aim of promoting the tourism potential of this province and complying with the Sustainable Tourism Master Plan that seeks to promote this sector of Panama locally and internationally. A press release from the guild, assured that David’s Enrique Malek international […]
The Minister of Public Security of Panama Juan Manuel Pino, the ambassador of the United States, participated in the delivery of three scanners that will be installed in Divisa, Guabalá (province of Chiriquí) and in the cargo area of Tocumen International Airport that were acquired through the Funds Speed Joyeros S.A., for a cost of […]
On December 21, the day that many celebrate the arrival of the Spirit of Christmas, actor Owen Wilson appeared in a photo shared on the Instagram account of the La Compañía hotel, in Casco Antiguo, showing his visit to Panama. “It is an honor to have you as a guest in our living museum. We […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is accepting applications from U.S. exporters for a regional trade mission to Panama from March 19-23, 2023. “Panama is the economic, financial, and logistics and transport hub for Central America and this trade mission will provide us with an exciting opportunity to expand our growing presence across […]
In the middle of a jungle in Panama, you might come across an indigenous community’s rural village. Although indigenous communities greatly vary across Panama, what is immediately noticeable is their shared respect for nature and the environment. Indigenous communities in Panama play a significant role in sustaining the diversity of the cultural and biological landscape. […]
In an official communiqué, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalled that this territory has been a world heritage site since 1981, for which it must be provided with adequate protection, efficient management and the preservation of its integrity. In this sense, it urged to safeguard the flora and fauna species in the entire area, especially […]
Colombian researcher María Camila Vallejo-Pareja is using fossil frogs from millions of years ago in order to understand the form and distribution of the vast diversity of frogs found in Central America today. Vallejo-Pareja, who is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Biology and Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of […]
Panama’s role as a sophisticated drug trafficking hub, not a mere cocaine transit point, was revealed when the country was named the logistical center for the recently dismantled “Super Cartel.” In November, 49 people were arrested in Dubai, Spain, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands for helping a so-called super cartel of leading Irish, Italian, Bosnian, […]
The regional office of the World Federation of Trade Unions sent a letter to the president of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo, warning about judicial abuses against union leaders, it was announced today. In a communiqué of the National Workers Central of Panama (CNTP), it was specified that in the missive subscribed in Havana (Cuba), the labor movement […]
These are the Clinical Hospital, Surgical Hospital and the Critical Patient Care Center. The fourth phase of the City of Health was delivered this Friday to the Social Security Fund (CSS). These are the Clinical Hospital, Surgical Hospital and the Critical Patient Care Center, which are within 80,000 square meters. Each of the infrastructures is […]