The Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported that until 4:00 pm, on Saturday, February 20, 45,535 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 were applied throughout the country. The Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre said that the first dose does not produce immunity immediately. “Just after the first dose is applied, on the tenth day the body […]
COVID-19 has proven the importance of digitalization for maritime businesses. Various technologies reconstructed the business landscape due to numerous social distancing measures. With the pandemic slowing down business activities, digitalisation became an opportunity for some businesses to quicken their procedures and enhance service standards. The Panama Flagship Store is a maritime-oriented solution for the industry to […]
Are you adventurous or romantic? This quiz will tell you. What kind of traveler are you really? PROMTUR Panama, Panama’s destination marketing organization, is here to help you find out. In February, the company launched the “Discover Your Panama” campaign aimed at helping travelers discover the iconic experiences the Central American nation has to offer. With the campaign, the company […]
Over 100 people who were participating in a wedding in an evangelical church in the Pedregal district were surprised by Health authorities on Thursday night outside of curfew hours. Those responsible for the event – which according to officials did not comply with biosafety measures – were summoned to apply the appropriate sanctions, reported the […]
Foreigners were enabled on Friday, February 12 to register for vaccination against covid-19 on the webpage panamasolidario.gob.pa and be able to access the medicine once more doses arrive in Panama. The director of the Government Innovation AuthorityAIG, Luis Oliva, explained on TVN – that for foreigners there are two options: foreigners with an affiliation number or a […]
In Panama, a legislative project was submitted which intends to gradually reintegrate the employees to their companies, which have already restarted their activities and which in 2020 suspended labor contracts due to the crisis caused by the outbreak of covid-19. According to the legislative body, the bill which legalizes the gradual reintegration of the suspended contract workers to […]
Thanks to various one-stop itineraries with carrier Copa Airlines, Floridian passengers can visit Peru for under $200 this August! The Panamanian flag carrier flies into its Panama City hub from Miami and Fort Lauderdale. From there, it offers an easy connection onto Peru-bound flights serving the capital city, Lima. The flights Miami International (MIA) and Fort […]
The newly appointed governor of Panama, Carla García is trying to distance herself from a Public Ministry investigation following a report of a legislative subcommittee that reported physical, sexual and psychological abuse in shelters under the responsibility of the National Secretariat for Children, Adolescents and Family (Senniaf) while she was deputy director. She absolved herself from […]
Panama’s Copa Airlines was essentially grounded for almost five months last year. Flights resumed in the fourth quarter, as Panama eased its travel restrictions, but the resurgent virus and fear of new variants has quashed demand since December. Copa’s December capacity was 27 percent of the airline’s December 2019 capacity, and first-quarter capacity so far […]
Haitian migrants sit on the grass at a migrant camp amid the new coronavirus pandemic in San Vicente, Darien province, Panama, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Panama is allowing hundreds of migrants stranded because of the pandemic, to move to the border with Costa Rica after just reopening its land borders. (Arnulfo Franco/Associated Press) After nearly […]