Panama’s president-elect, Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo, said the United States should pay more attention to Central America or risk losing ground to China, which has won diplomatic support and increased its investment in the region in recent years. Cortizo, of the center-left Democratic Revolution Party (PRD), won Sunday’s unexpectedly close presidential election with 33 percent of […]
Centre-left candidate Laurentino Cortizo has been declared the winner of Panama’s presidential election. In an unexpectedly close race, Mr Cortizo finished two percentage points ahead of his centre-right rival, Rómulo Roux. Mr Roux has yet to concede, citing reports of voting irregularities. The elections have been dominated by pledges to fight corruption and to tackle […]
Panama’s Vice President and Foreign Minister, Isabel De Saint Malo de Alvarado is attending an emergency meeting of foreign Ministers of the Lima Group which began on Friday, May 3, in the city of Lima. The meeting was called after the failed military uprising of a group of Venezuelan soldiers in support of the president […]
Ireland is not known for its nice weather. Sure, the weather can be beautiful on the Emerald Isle, but man oh man, can it also be ferocious. The storm you see above was a strong one. Gusts of wind howled through at over 70 mph. It was the focus of Red Bull’s Storm Chase event, […]
An intense drought related to this year’s El Nino phenomenon has precipitously lowered the level of Panama’s Gatun Lake, forcing the country’s Canal Authority to impose draft limits this week on ships moving through the waterway’s recently expanded locks. The restrictions on how deep the vessels can reach below the surface means large ships, primarily […]
Andréa R. Vaucher writes in Thrive Global. The Panama International Film Festival’s selection of green docs reminds me how hard it is to find pristine and unpolluted corners of the planet. In April, I covered the Panama International Film Festival, a world cinema showcase. It was my fourth time at the festival, which is curated […]
Obtaining health records in Panama is a complex task, since it is the only Central American country that requests physical samples of new toiletries and cosmetics. Another factor influencing delays in the issuance of health records is the need for new procedure manuals and more staff, according to local authorities. You may be interested in […]
Andi, 46, and Rick, 44, left their comfortable Oregonian life for Boquete, Panama The couple moved to Boquete two years ago with their teenage son Cole, 14 The former computer wiz and firefighter are now the owners of a coffee farm Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild airs tonight on Channel 5 A family […]
New Cruise Ship Enchanted Princess Offers Seven-Day Eastern and Western Caribbean Sailings New 15-day Itinerary Between Ft. Lauderdale and San Diego for Ocean-to-Ocean Panama Canal Experience Princess Cruises guests sailing to the islands of the Caribbean or the engineering marvel of the Panama Canal now have a variety of itineraries and cruise ships to choose […]
A drought has hit the Panama Canal, forcing some limits on the size of vessels that can pass through. This could have a sizable impact on U.S. agricultural shipments to Asia. Almost 8 percent of grain vessels leaving U.S. Gulf export elevators could be impacted, according to an analysis of U.S. Department of Agriculture data […]