The number of U.S.-bound migrant children crossing the dangerous Darien jungle in Panama on foot has increased more than 15-fold in recent years and is likely to rise further during the pandemic, the U.N. children’s agency warned Monday. Children accounted for just 2% of these migrants in 2017 but that had risen to more than […]
The Panama Canal has improved global commerce, transportation, and connectivity for more than 100 years. Through its shortened route and strategic location, the Panama Canal continues to expand its partnerships across the world and innovate its services to uphold its commitment to creating, capturing and rendering value to its customers and Panama. Connecting 170 Countries […]
At a time when repair, rejuvenation and togetherness are needed more than ever, it is a wise choice to make Panama the cure-all for the pandemic blues. The geographic meeting point of North and South America, Panama appears as the outstretched arms and comforting hands between Costa Rica and Colombia. The diversity of experiences and […]
How we help in Boquete. It makes me proud that we can help these people less fortunate than ourselves!! Global Food Providers (GFP) might be a name you already know. Dr. Daniel and Tracy Daves founded this charitable organization several years ago and now operate the farm and processing/educational center in Potrerillos Abajo/Rovira. They […]
A dad builds a classroom on the site where the internet signal can be captured, so his son can continue his studies. The loss of employment for young people resulting from the Covid epidemic has caused the enrollment at the University of Panama to nearly double, from 15,000 to 29,000. Stay Safe!!
Panama is looking to expand its trade and economic ties with Qatar through public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the field of agriculture, such as building hydroponic farms and cattle raising, ambassador Musa Asvat has said. Despite Panama’s geography and distance from Qatar, the country is “well- structured” and has the capacity to export high-quality products […]
Migrants from Haiti, Cuba, Venezuela, Africa and Asia who want to reach the US recently found themselves stranded by the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, Panama has reopened its borders and the new US President Joe Biden appears more sensitive to their cause, so the migrants have started moving again. But the journey to the US is long and treacherous. They first […]
These videos are incredible!! Watch it here This new project from speedriding pioneer Valentin Delluc sees him flying into a deserted snow resort on his skis – check out From Avoriaz With Love here! Stay Safe!!
Built by the US over a 30-year period, the strategically located Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. On January 1, 2000, Panama regained sovereignty over it, 85 years after its inauguration. Prior to that, the area around the canal had been a US colony: some 1,400 square kilometres, nicknamed “La Zona”. Since its handover to […]
Over the past month, on February 2021, the United Nations (UN) placed Panama as an Energy Transition leader for enabling the Sustainable Development Goals into energy actions to transform this industry. This recognition is connected to the Energy Transition Agenda 2020-2030 which is a road map towards decarbonization, digitalization and democratization in the generation and […]