Ground Floor Valle Escondido Condo For Rent


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This 3 bedroom 2 bath condo is located on the ground floor and faces the gardens and pond.  The rent is only $950 per month plus utilities and is available on an annual basis. Contact Adrian Prozzo to see this condo. (e) adrianprozzo@gmail.com (t) 6976-0413 See the entire photo album  

March 20, 2018

Optimistic Projections for Housing Fair


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The Panamanian Construction Association is planning mortgage transactions of $120 million at the Housing Expo, which will be held from April 12 to 15 at the Atlapa Convention Center. The Panamanian Chamber of Construction (Capac) reported that in the “ … sixteenth version of the Housing Expo 2018, 200 exhibitors will take part which includes developers […]

March 20, 2018

Panama Defends its Commercial Interests


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As a step prior to the implementation of specific retaliation measures, the government has published a list of 20 countries whose discriminatory actions have affected Panama’s economic and commercial interests The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that ” …The Ministries of Economy and Finance, Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Industry of the Republic of Panama issued […]

March 20, 2018

Lack of Water Infrastructure


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In Panama, growth in water consumption is putting pressure on reservoirs and forcing the design of new alternatives for improving infrastructure, starting with the creation of new reservoirs. Data from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) indicates that 350 million gallons of water are currently being consumed per day, an amount that it was thought would […]

March 20, 2018

Roadside Seafood’s pick: 9*80* Gourmet Sauces


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Smith Anderson of Mount Pleasant first moved to Panama as a salesman for a coastal resort, but he’s since reversed course: Rather than draw Americans to Panama, he’s now bringing sauces made from Panamanian peppers back to the U.S. He and partner Alexis Gallardo of Panama manufacture 10 kinds of vinegar-based sauces. “Our sauces are […]

March 20, 2018

Latin America Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre (MTCC) inaugurated in Panama


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SeaTrade Maritme News reports. The regional Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre (MTCC) for the Latin America region, MTCC-Latin America has been inaugurated in Panama by Panama’s Minister of Maritime Affairs Jorge Barakat and the IMO deputy director of Environment Dr Jose Matheickhal. They were joined by Giovanni Di Girolamowith the European Union and Dr Eladio Penaloza, who […]

March 20, 2018

Dive Panama


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Charles Davis at DeeperBlue reviews the diving in Panama. You have your heart set on a Pacific destination and some dives with humpback whales. Your dive buddy, they want to try some fresh water diving. The significant others? It is a Caribbean beach for them or you all stay home. We all know, that the […]

March 20, 2018

Problems in Mining Project


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The protests which since the beginning of the year have been held by workers in the Cobre Panama project in Colón have paralyzed work on the power line and the 300 MW thermoelectric plant. The labor dispute that has prevented the project from progressing arose after both parties, the workers’ union and the company Minera […]

March 20, 2018

Panamanian Manufacturing Sector Recovers


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The performance of the activities of ready-mix concrete, milling products and alcoholic beverages explains the 2% growth registered by the sector in 2017, reversing the fall reported in 2016. The Trade Union of Industrialists of Panama (SIP) reported that last year the manufacturing sector’s share of GDP was 5.2%, and that the activities which boosted […]

March 20, 2018