Chinese manufacturers and exporters of electric vehicles, including motorbikes, bicycles and even scooters, have made a strong showing at the 2023 Panama E-Mobility Expo, underscoring their interest in promoting electric vehicles here. Designed to spur the sector’s development, the expo, running from Feb 25 to 26 in Panama’s capital, also drew companies from Germany, Colombia, […]
The governments of Panama and Colombia have planned to build binational posts in the Caribbean and the Pacific. There would be two more to the three already existing in the Darién jungle. The objective of the two new binational posts is to reinforce and create a barrier to block mobility corridors. The Minister of Security […]
According to Konzerta’s Balance 2022 and 2023 expectations survey of Human Resources specialists, 77% of companies in Panama plan to hire new staff during 2023, a number above the region’s average of 63%. Panama and Peru are among the countries that plan to hire new talent by the highest percentage in 2023 with 77%, followed […]
Panama continues to consolidate itself as a destination for the film industry, and this time the worldwide entertainment platform Netflix, premiered the new season of the reality TV program Perfect Match, whose executives chose the beaches of Panama for filming. On this occasion, the filming of the reality show generated more than 50 jobs for […]
In less than six months, two Panamanians allegedly linked to the drug business, have fallen into operations carried out in Dubai and Spain, in the latter the arrest being arrested is Jaime Powell Rodríguez, alias ‘Yunya’, who is also wanted by the Panamanian authorities for the alleged commission of crimes of document forgery and gangism. […]
The restoration of the Forts of San Jerónimo and San Lorenzo, in addition to the construction of a visitor center, are some of the projects under development to underpin “the great cultural and tourist potential” of the Fortifications of the Caribbean Coast of Panama, a World Heritage Site since 1980. These strong, magnificent prototypes of […]
The Government of Panama accelerates the strategy for electric mobility as part of the Energy Transition Agenda, in order to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (in particular SDG 7) and the Paris Agreement. And less than a month after the entry into force of Law No. 295 of Monday, April 25, 2022, which […]
Nayara Bocas del Toro, a private island resort in Panama, made waves last year when it introduced the world’s first elevated beach. Now, the property is literally taking its accommodations to greater heights. Instead of opting for the luxe eco lodge’s overwater villas, the resort recently unveiled two, one-bedroom treehouses where you can sleep atop the lush […]
The Electric Transmission Company, S.A. (Etesa) and the Meritorious Fire Department of the Republic of Panama (BCBRP) have launched the “No to burning” campaign, with the purpose of preventing the burning of herbs, which occurs in the Panamanian dry season. The campaign was launched when 600 burning of grasslands are already reported so far this […]
Irregular migration is one of the great challenges of the region and as such, it requires coordinated solutions between our countries. Authorities from the governments of Panama, Colombia and the United States met to coordinate efforts to address irregular migration in the Darién area. In this meeting, “it was agreed to strengthen intelligence work with […]