The National Energy Secretariat of Panama (SNE) has announced the beginning of a training course for 25 women from the Ngäbe Buglé region, in the west of the country, to learn how to install and maintain photovoltaic systems that will provide energy to their homes and communities. The course consists of 280 hours, with completion scheduled […]
More than 250 professionals from the global travel industry – including tour operators from the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and suppliers to all destinations in Latin America – have gathered, since last Wednesday, September 21, in the Panamanian capital, to participate in the 44th edition of TravelMart LatinAmerica 2022 (TMLA’22). […]
With 19,922 signatures accepted, the deputy of the Democratic Revolutionary Party, Zulay Rodríguez, continues to lead the race for the collection of signatures from the pre-candidates for president of the Republic for free candidacy, the Electoral Tribunal explained in a report published on September 18. In second place is the Panamanian Melinton Arrocha, who has […]
The National Assembly began public hearings to discuss the repeal of laws 122 of December 31, 2019 and 314 of June 20, 2022 that dictate rules on tourist incentives. This meeting was requested by businessmen, promoters of investors and representatives of tourism companies, and expressed that the discussion has to be comprehensive, which will ensure […]
Panama remains among the main financial hubs in the world of the thirty-second edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) that was published on September 22, 2022, one of the reference sources of rankings in this sector, which places New York and London in the top positions. In version 23 of this year’s GFCI, […]
Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli said Tuesday that the trial against him for allegedly collecting bribes from Brazil’s Odebrecht is “rigged” and affirmed before a crowd that he is willing to have his “balls cut off” if he is proven guilty. This occurred in the middle of the preliminary hearing in the Odebrecht case in […]
The Ministry of Health (Minsa), assured that it will no longer be necessary to request the QR and swabs from travelers entering Panama, as part of the sanitary measures established to control the pandemic. This determination is due to Executive Decree No. 122 of September 14, where the National Government eliminates some sanitary provisions established […]
The preliminary hearing of the Odebrecht bribery case in Panama, considered the largest corruption plot in the country’s history, began on Monday with 83 defendants, including two former presidents of the Republic, after being suspended last month. of July. At the hearing, which will last until September 30, the judge will hear the arguments of […]
Agriculture does not stop and at Merca Panamá we continue to work uninterruptedly supporting the national producer, our tenants and marketers, they said in the statement. Soon on our digital platforms we will be announcing the next Producer Fair to Your Community that we will participate in conjunction with local authorities and institutions such as […]
The project, which dates back more than 15 years, is 90% advanced in its environmental impact study, the manager of Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica S.A. (Etesa), Carlos Mosquera, said. He also indicated that both countries were able to define the route and the environmental corridor through which the power line will pass, which will allow […]