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 […]
Following the halting of the bidding process to build Phase I of the Free Zone in May, the General Directorate of Public Procurement has decided to lift the suspension. On May 18, a claim filed by Transeq-Estrella was published, arguing that in the bidding process there were “distinct inconsistencies, omissions and procedural flaws that must […]
Copa Airlines has announced that the investment includes the expansion of its training center for pilots and the purchase of new flight simulators. Representatives from the airline said that with the investments they will make in the training center in Clayton, district of Panama, training will be provided for the handling of the Boeing 737 […]
S & P has improved Panama’s outlook from stable to positive, re-affirming its BBB risk rating based on factors such as “high and consistent economic growth and a stable fiscal policy”. The rating granted by Standard & Poor’s recognized “ … the progress made by Panama in recent years for the automatic exchange of tax information […]
In Panama, a tender is being launched for the supply of international and national air tickets for State entities for a period of two years. Panama Government Purchase 2018-1-27-0-99-LM-001916: “The lines to be offered correspond to regions or geographic zones. The proponents in the Economic Proposal Form must indicate in which lines they wish to participate. […]
Patrick Montgomery, an apprentice with Ironworkers Shopmen’s Local 516 employed at Fought & Company, volunteered to travel to El Macho, Panama, March 16-30, to help build a pedestrian bridge under a program organized by Bridges to Prosperity. B2P is a U.S. nonprofit that partners with local governments around the world to connect impoverished rural populations […]
S&P Global adjusted their ranking on Panamanian infrastructure, including the Panama Canal Authority, from ‘stable’ to ‘positive’ Panama City, Panama – Two years after the inauguration of the Expanded Panama Canal, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings revised its outlook on the Panama Canal from ‘stable’ to ‘positive’ – demonstrating the global impact of the […]
It was a stifling spring morning in northern Bolivia and the Rio Negro, a narrow river in the Amazon, threaded its way sluggishly between tall stands of trees. Clouds of butterflies—orange, green, and white—lifted off from the riverbanks to float like confetti around our ten-foot canoe. The sound of the outboard motor echoed off the […]
Six months ahead of World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, organizers have released an official music video for the anthem. The catchy melody can be sung in the encounter’s five official languages: Spanish, English, Italian, French and Portuguese. Pope Francis will be here from January 23 to the 27th next year along with hundreds of […]