They came from all over, hoping to get rich, 300,000 of them between 1848 and 1855, changing California forever. Word of the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in January of 1848 (“The Gold Bug,” Dec. 3, 2020) got out slowly, and most of the prospectors that first year — a few thousand at most […]
UK Government The British Embassy Panama is now accepting applications from not-for-profit, civil society and multilateral organisations for project proposals that directly support the following thematic areas: open societies (democracy, human rights, media freedom) COVID-19, vaccines, recovery and health security climate and biodiversity Background The International Programme (IP) of the United Kingdom was launched in […]
One down, one to go. Pfizer Vax now in Chiriqui!! Dr. Eduardo Ortega, advisor for the Vaccine Research Center in Panama, ruled out the use of Chinese and Russian vaccines against Covid-19 due to shortage of immediate availability. In statements to the television news Telemetro Reporta, Dr. Ortega said that China and Russia on […]
The Key Biscayne real estate market is hyperactive, which has some island residents considering cashing out and retiring. But where to go beside island paradise? If you have considered retiring to an international city, Panama might make sense. The Central America country offers lovely beaches, rain forests, and a warm tropical climate that resembles South […]
What happened with the Molejón mine, which was under the responsibility of Minera Petaquilla, thanks to a law contract granted in the administration of Ernesto Pérez Balladares (1994-1999), obliges the country to make a thorough review of the concessions for this activity. It was precisely a PRD government that signed the contract with the mining company, […]
Panama will install one million square meters of solar thermal technology in its hotels by 2050, in order to reduce Carbon Dioxide (C02) emissions into the atmosphere, it was revealed on Friday. According to the Panamanian Association of Hotels (APATEL), the initiative is part of the project carried out by Termosolar Panama through an […]
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) communicates that the actions taken to safeguard the labor rights of the eight (8) Panamanian crew members who were on the ship “NISSI COMMANDER I” of the Mongolian Ship Registry, as well as the eighteen (18) crew members of other nationalities who were on board ships belonging to the […]
The area of Central America is well-renowned among the set of dedicated, almost obsessive, hobbyists called birders. With more species of birds and trees than any other area of the world, Central America is the destination among destinations for those seeking to locate the elusive as well as the resplendent nature travel experience. Before advocating […]
Panama raised capacity on public transportation across the country Monday, a day after celebrating the first day in 14 months without a COVID-19 death. The pause in COVID-19 deaths came despite a slight rise in confirmed infections that led to quarantines being imposed in two western provinces. On Sunday, Health Minister Luis Francisco Sucre announced […]
The hull of the former amphibious warship Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) is in the Caribbean Sea after transiting the Panama Canal, according to data from ship tracker Marine Traffic. The tug MV Nicole Foss, which is pulling the hull, is now moving toward its final destination in Brownsville, Texas. The pair had reached Panama on May 5 before transiting the […]