Ok, here is another island resort named after “the other side” El Otro Lado and it looks nice. Here is Dona’s perspective of her trip to Panama and the resort. Is your passport valid? Now that’s a question that peaks interest. I believe that life is good, but it gets better with perspective from a […]
In 2017 the contribution of the poultry sector to the Panamanian economy amounted to $373 million, which represents an increase of 26% compared to the figure registered in 2016. According to data from the National Association of Poultry Farmers of Panama (Anavip), in relation to 2016, last year egg production grew by 8% and chicken […]
In a field of sugar beet in Switzerland, a solar-powered robot that looks like a table on wheels scans the rows of crops with its camera, identifies weeds and zaps them with jets of blue liquid from its mechanical tentacles. Undergoing final tests before the liquid is replaced with weedkiller, the Swiss robot is one […]
Construction is planned for next year, on a plot of land measuring between 7 and 10 hectares in the province of Los Santos, Panama, of the first of the three centers of agricultural excellence. After the signing of a memorandum between the agricultural authorities of Israel and Panama, it was agreed to build three agricultural […]
Meco, China Railway Group and Construcciones Civiles Generales are three of the companies that took part in a preview visit to the Line 2 Branch project, which will connect the Higher Technical Institute of the East with the Tocumen airport. Metro de Panamá reported that the companies that participated in the preview visit were the […]
Panama striker Luis Tejada confirmed prior to a national team training session that he would retire from international play after the Canaleros’ (Canal Men’s) maiden World Cup appearance. The player for Peruvian club Sport Boys told reporters on Friday that he had made the decision because there are a lot of young players waiting in […]
Panama coach Hernan Dario Gomez believes his side have qualified for their first World Cup earlier than they should have done and is limiting his ambitions to putting on a dignified display. Unlike in most Latin American countries, football does not have a strong tradition in Panama and it lagged behind boxing, baseball and basketball […]
Negotiations over a free trade agreement between Panama and China will begin in July, Panama’s trade and industry minister said on Friday, just a year after the two nations established diplomatic relations. The first round of talks will take place in Panama City, and negotiators are expected to name technical teams that will be charged […]
He was imprisoned last year for allegedly using public money to spy on more than 150 political rivals during his 2009-2014 term. Former Panama president Ricardo Martinelli, jailed in Miami on spying charges while awaiting extradition to his home country, said in a letter released Friday that the United States reneged on promises from some […]
A spokesman for former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli says the ex-leader is dropping his legal efforts to fight extradition from the United States to Panama. Luis Eduardo Camacho confirms that Martinelli shared his decision through a handwritten note from jail in Miami. Panamanian authorities want to prosecute the 66-year-old Martinelli for embezzlement and espionage he […]