Finca Dos Jefes and the Panamanian coffee industry


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Finca Dos Jefes covers about seven acres located in El Salto above the town of Boquete. The mission of the staff–-owners Rich Lipner and Dee Harris (the Dos Jefes in the name), production manager Amy Pescod, and foreman Lazaro Cedeño– is to produce coffee that is sustainable to both the coffee and the workers who […]

March 8, 2021

The Power of The Panama Perspective


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So after coming to Panama in 2006, I decided to retire from over 30 years in commercial real estate in Miami, Florida.  While I had completed over $1 B in transactions, I saw a bubble building rapidly and decided after 3 recessions, I might skip the one coming. So we moved here permanently the following […]

March 7, 2021

Panama- Bureaucracy stalls wildlife sanctuary


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Construction of a veterinary clinic to provide 24-hour care for wildlife by the Ministry of the Environment  (MiAmbiente), could be completed this year but faces the challenge of state paperwork. A wildlife veterinarian from the Biodiversity Department of MiAmbiente explained to TVN2. that the project is in the Administration and Finance Section. The funds for the […]

March 1, 2021

Panama- End of quarantine normalizes Lottery


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The National Charity Lottery  will return to its normal operating schedule on Monday, March 6, 2021, with the lifting of the total quarantine and the mid-week draw will be held on  Wednesday, March 10. Sunday March 14, the will be made in recognition of the Day of the troubadour. Draws will be held at their […]

March 1, 2021

Sea-level changes during the Ice Age affected crocodile evolution


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Researchers have discovered that the genomes of Caribbean and Pacific crocodiles in Panama were impacted due to sea-level changes during the Ice Age. The study conducted by researchers from McGill University was published on Sunday. rocodiles are resilient animals from a lineage that has survived for over 200 million years. Skilled swimmers, crocodiles can travel long […]

March 1, 2021

Ex-Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli’s aircraft seized in Guatemala


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An aircraft belonging to former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli was detained at Guatemala’s international airport by the local anti-narcotics prosecutor’s office at the request of U.S. authorities, Guatemalan authorities said late on Friday. The reasons for the United States requesting the operation were not immediately clear. Guatemalan authorities said in a statement that the operation […]

March 1, 2021

Panama, a reliable partner


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Misconceptions and misunderstandings around the banking and financial systems in Central America are an everyday reality for countries like Panama. As a result, it is critical that we are constantly communicating the efforts we are undertaking to ensure transparency within our systems and demonstrate our commitment to meet the international standards that preclude money laundering and the […]

March 1, 2021

Labor Market: Bill Receives Endorsement


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On third debate, Panama approved the legislative bill that aims at gradually reintegrating employees to their companies, which have already restarted their activities and which in 2020 suspended labor contracts due to the crisis caused by the covid-19 outbreak. The National Assembly approved on February 24 bill No.542, submitted by the Ministry of Labor and Labor Development (Mitradel), which allows the […]

March 1, 2021

Panama- Seeking the true reason for the AG’s exit?


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Nothing prevents the current Attorney General from resigning from office. That is his right. But that does not mean that h can leave without justifying the real reasons for his resignation or that he can omit to give explanations about the status of the high-profile investigations that he inherited and those that should be ongoing […]

March 1, 2021