In order to compensate for some of the decrease in the arrival of visitors from Colombia and Venezuela, Panamanian authorities have increased promotion in markets such as China, Canada and the USA. The aim is to attract tourists with greater purchasing power, and to compensate for the reduction that for various reasons has been recorded […]
The General Directorate of Civil Aviation has once again suspended, this time indefinitely, the operating permit for the company Nature Air. Following the accident that occured in Guanacaste in December 2017, in January the General Directorate of Civil Aviation decided to temporarily suspend flights, arguing that due to problems in the company’s administrative structure, they […]
Victor H. Becerra writes for PanAm Post about the upcoming election in Mexico and how it may affect Mexico. The Mexican economy had remained relatively immune to the possibility of Andrés Manuel López Obrador triumphing in the next presidential election; that is, until recently, when this false sense of tranquility disappeared. Markets are now beginning […]
The Panama Canal welcomed the inaugural transit of the LNG Sakura as it carried the first-ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment from the Dominion Cove Point terminal in the United States to Japan. The transit, which occurred this past weekend, marks the beginning of a new LNG commercial route between the United States and Asia […]
Newsroom Panama posted this great article. The ex-New York Yankees closing pitcher, Panamanian Mariano Rivera has been chosen by US President Donald Trump, to be part of the Council of Sports, Physical Fitness and Nutrition. Other nominees are his ex-teammate Johnny Damon, former NFL player Herschel Walker, beach volleyball, three-time Olympic gold medallist Misty May-Treanor, golfer […]
I love Anthony Bourdain’s stories of his travels around the world. Susie and I just purchased our tickets for Susie’s “Birthday Month” in June where we travel from Panama to Santiago, Chile, hop over the Andes to Mendoza, Argentina and on to Buenos Aires. As we will be next to Montevideo, Uruguay this story inked […]
In the first quarter of 2018, commercial activity in the free zone generated $5.292 billion, 11% more than was recorded in the same period in 2017. According to figures from the Colon Free Zone (ZLC), from January to March of 2018 imports totaled $2.427 billion and re-exports amounted to $2.866 billion, which exceeds by 8% […]
Reuters reports on the upcoming election year in Panama. Panama will hold its next general election on May 5, 2019, the country’s election tribunal announced on Saturday, with voters set to choose a new president, lawmakers and mayors to lead the Central American country for a five-year term. Roughly 2.7 million Panamanian voters in May […]
David Unsworth reports in the PaAmPost about yet another country to switch their ties from Taiwan to China. The courting of the Dominican Republic is seen as yet another geopolitical power play on the part of China in Latin America. The Dominican Republic government broke diplomatic ties with Taiwan and switch allegiances to China, in a […]
There is enormous potential to strengthen cooperation between China and Panama, and the progress will bring benefits to both Asia and Latin America, said Panama’s First Lady in an exclusive interview with Xinhua in Beijing. Positive results of bilateral collaboration are expected in poverty relief, children’s development, HIV/AIDS prevention and anti-discrimination efforts, according to Lorena […]