The Tourism Authority of Panama is putting out to tender the study, design, construction and equipment of a convention center in the province of Chiriqui. Panama Government Purchase 2018-1-45-0-04-LV-013192: “The Project consists in the design and construction of a Convention Center measuring approximately 6000 square meters and improvements to the site, including parking, landscaping, public […]
Well, the World Cup is over and France beat out Croatia in a great final cup game. Looking back, I see a proud nation here in Panama, it matters not that we lost, because we made it to Russia and played with the big boys!! Fresh off the journey of a lifetime, Román Torres is back with […]
Panama’s leading trade groups see both challenges and opportunities in a free trade agreement (FTA) the country is negotiating with China. As the first round of negotiations is going on in Panama City, private sector leaders here said Panama will have the opportunity to make its exports more competitive once the FTA is utilized in […]
My friend Geoffrey at Gateway to South America recently published this great interview with Yukon Huang about his book Cracking the China Conundrum: Why Conventional Economic Wisdom Is Wrong. Yukon Huang is a senior fellow with the Asia Program. He was formerly the World Bank’s country director for China and earlier director for Russia and the Former […]
Panama and China opened free trade talks on Monday with the aim of crafting an agreement that could turn the Central American country into a hub for Chinese goods across Latin America. Panama’s Minister for Trade and Industry Augusto Arosemena said the first round of talks would last until Friday, July 13, and establish the […]
Great article in PanamaToday about our team making it to the World Cup. While we did not win, the one goal we made was like a true dream come true. We did it!! The passion and joy of the Panamanian fans for their football team during their visit to the World Cup in Russia, combined […]
Cuban National Ballet (BNC) Prima Ballerina, Viengsay Valdes, described as a premiere her performance here along with her compatriot Osniel Gouneo, with whom she will dance for the first time the Russian version of Spartacus. In an interview with Prensa Latina, Valdes said that this second edition of the Panama Ballet Festival gave her […]
Panamanian and Chinese officials will launch the first round of trade negotiations in Panama City today with the aim of eventually inking a free trade agreement. The talks come one year after Panama switched diplomatic recognition China to Taiwan. China is Panama’s second largest source of imports, the second biggest user of the Panama Canal […]
The president is focused on stopping immigration at the border. That is like the little Dutch Boy putting his finger in the dike and hoping to stop the Atlantic Ocean. As other presidents have done, this one needs to stop the problem at the source. Both Honduras and El Salvador are failed states, no less […]
My friends at Punta Pacifica Realty in the City sent me this incredible video of dinning in the sky over Panama. Click on the picture above to experience it. This might be really cool or really crazy, depending on your perspective. A company called Dinner in the Sky Panama is offering people a chance to […]