Premium cruise brands are quickly putting together a quick restart, launching service again not only in Europe and Asia but also the Caribbean and the United States. Here’s the latest: Holland America Line First sailing: July 24, 2021 Ships: Nieuw Amsterdam, Eurodam, Zuiderdam, Koningsdam, Rotterdam and Nieuw Statendam Regions: Alaska, Mediterranean, Mexico, Caribbean, Hawaii, Panama Canal and California […]
The Panama Canal faces a creeping threat from climate change, including droughts so intense that ships sometimes reduce their cargo so as not to run aground, and giant storms that almost overwhelm its dams and locks, canal officials say. The canal hasn’t had a major disruption like the one suffered by the Suez Canal in […]
The Panama Canal, which connects more than 140 maritime routes and 1,700 ports in 160 countries, contributed US$1.8 billion to the treasury in 2020, another record figure since the inauguration of the expansion. The expansion of the Panama Canal celebrated five years of operations this Saturday, since the new locks that allow the passage of […]
Panama remains on the gray list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which identifies countries with deficiencies in their regimes for the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. The update came on Friday, June 25, at the end of the second annual plenary meeting of the international organization. When Panama entered the sanctioning […]
The Panama Maritime Authority extended for a 25-year term and in favor of the Panama Ports Company, the contract for the development, construction, operation, administration and management of container terminals. The Board of Directors of the Panama Maritime Authority declared itself in permanent session as of May 27, 2021, for the purpose of analyzing compliance with Contract Law […]
The sleepy seaside town of Puerto Armueles will be waking up soon. Panama’s Maritime Authority tenders the study, design, development and approval of plans and construction of the new fiscal dock of Puerto Armuelles, to be located in the district of Baru in the province of Chiriqui. Panama Government Purchase 2021-2-03-0-04-LV-008417: “The project includes the development […]
Panama’s top diplomat said Monday she has asked the United States for financial help in dealing with the large number of migrants who cross the jungle between Colombia and Panama, and plans to ask European countries to contribute as well. Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes said the United States is considering the request. Mouynes said she […]
The former president, Ricardo Martinelli, will face two crimes: interception of telecommunications and monitoring, persecution, and surveillance without judicial authorization. Panama’s former president Ricardo Martinelli will face Tuesday a new trial for the case of illegal wiretapping during his term (2009-2014), after the annulment of the first one, in which he was found “not guilty” […]
Through Law 208 of 2021, Law 99 of 2019 has been modified, which is related to the Tax Amnesty for the payment of taxes in Panama. On this occasion, it is a Tax Amnesty to which taxpayers, be they natural and legal persons, as well as real estate that owe taxes, fees and special contributions […]
With deserted islands, Indigenous outposts, dense rainforests, cosmopolitan cities and two magnificent coasts to explore, Panama is somewhere to linger. But it pays to go at the right time – Panama lies just 9º north of the equator, buffeted by the trade winds, meaning a tropical drenching often comes with the territory. Activities play a key […]