After a decade led by two globalist and establishment presidents, Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela, Panama has a new leader who brings a nationalist flare to political discourse. Despite a career in business and politics, President Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo has never seen eye to eye with Panama City elites. Earlier this year, Cortizo was propelled to […]
My friend Joseph Brodsky just smashed all the records fr coffee in the world and it came from our province of Chiriqui. Ninety Plus founder Joseph Brodsky, foreground, The Espresso Lab founder Ibrahim Al Mallouhi, middle, and Ninety Plus partner Guillermo de Saint Malo Eleta, far right, present prototype Panama coffee that sold for USD$10,000 […]
Rose Spiks writes in Skift Global Forumof Costa Ricas efforts, one we should take note of. Costa Rica has long been associated with ecotourism. But now that the rest of the world is catching up, it is still intent on meeting the challenge of sustainability in newly innovative and ambitious ways. Costa Rica has long […]
David Wondrich explores the bars in the Panama Canal Zone that were frequented by American servicemen before World War II. I should probably preface what I’m going to say by reminding everyone that there used to be a piece of American territory called the Panama Canal Zone. Running right through the middle of that country, it extended […]
Sabina Zawadzki writes in Reuters about this great deal. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping company Gaslog Ltd said on Wednesday it had struck a deal to lease a tanker for 10 years to a gas-to-power project in Panama being developed by a Chinese company and supplied by Royal Dutch Shell. Gaslog will convert the Gaslog […]
Leading Canadian sire and Grade 3 winner Giant Gizmo has been sold to top Panama stud Harás Cerro Punta. In a deal brokered by Alberto Paz Rodriguez, the former Adena Springs North stallion will commence stud duties in Panama in 2020. The 15-year-old Giant’s Causeway son is the sire of nine stakes winners and sixteen […]
In May 2018, Panamanian President Juan Varela issued a public promise that briefly made international headlines and was much heralded: After nearly 25 years, Panama would open a full investigation into the mid-air bombing of Alas Chiricanas Flight 901, which killed 22 Panamanians, including 12 of that country’s leading Jewish businessmen. The promise of investigation […]
Chitre, Panama, Sep 13 (Prensa Latina) The Panamanian police and Prosecutor’s Office dismantled a human trafficking network and rescued 23 victims of labor exploitation, while operations continue today in this central Panamanian city. The authorities reported that those rescued were Venezuelan and Chinese citizens, and early reports indicated that the criminal network offered migrants work […]
Warner Bros. and DC Comics is gearing up for production for production on The Suicide Squad, which will assemble its cast in Atlanta next week. The James Gunn-directed movie is set to begin production this month and is scheduled to shoot in Georgia for three months before heading to Panama for about a month, ComicBook.com […]
I am in the process of closing a deal with Morgan and Morgan and I am reminded of their posture here in Panama as one of the leading law firms. They were recently featured in Lexology in an article about one of our biggest industries – Shipping here in Panama. Lexology GTDT Market Intelligence provides […]