As Panama struggles to contain an ever-growing flow of cocaine, a recent operation has revealed the extent to which officials are involved in facilitating the drug trade. A series of raids, carried out in early September, led to 27 people being detained on charges of trafficking drugs to Europe and the United States. This operation was carried […]
Central America’s bitcoin adoption is on the rise, with Panama the latest country to flock toward cryptocurrencies. The development has unfolded on the very same day that El Salvador officially accepts bitcoin as legal tender. Now the Republic of Panama is moving in the same direction but is putting its own personal touch on the roll-out by […]
The Americans commemorated this Saturday the 20th anniversary of the attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The Meritorious Fire Department of Panama paid tribute to the 343 New York firefighters who died in the attacks on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. After the lighting of candles, by Colonel Abdiel Solís Pérez, […]
Located at the isthmus of Central America, Panama is known for the Panama Canal, Geisha coffee, and tropical fruits like pineapple and banana. On June 13, 2017, China established diplomatic relations with Panama, a country then little known to most Chinese but went on to impress the Chinese with its many delicacies. Pineapple is a […]
One of the more interesting trips I have made is through the Panama Canal. My understanding is that such a trip can be quite expensive, but I was able to hitch a free ride with my fellow researcher from Wittenberg University a few decades ago. It was made possible via a missionary’s son who lived […]
Air advisors from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron spread out chain-link fence Aug. 1, 2021, at Escuela Playa Leona in Playa Leona, Panama. MSAS members donated building materials, repaired more than 900 square feet of chain-link fencing, and removed 400 pounds of trash, debris, and vegetation on the school’s property. (U.S. Air Force photo) […]
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic will meet in the new dialogue space called the “Caribbean Triangle” to develop joint strategies to address the economic, political and social situation in the region, announced the Panamanian Foreign Ministry. He reported that this tripartite alliance, based on the principles of promoting democracy and respect […]
Panama eliminated the obligation to present Covid-19 tests and quarantine for travelers arriving in the country by air, sea, and land, as long as the anticovid vaccine has been applied. The Ministery of Health published this Tuesday, August 30, in the Official Gazette resolution 833 that establishes that all travelers will be exonerated from presenting any Covid-19 test, […]
This is what I saw coming 15 years ago when I left the US. he United States has always been divided, but in recent years this has been accompanied by a nasty, off the charts intolerance that each side seems to have for the other. Some Americans who can afford to do so are getting […]
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