The National Land Administration Authority (ANATI) revealed that it has made a commitment to recover and protect the valuable data stored on its servers, which suffered significant damage due to the lack of preventive maintenance and general neglect during the last administration. According to the entity, this technical process is essential to ensure the protection […]
Panama’s Geisha coffee is still one of the most sought-after in the world. In the annual electronic auction Best of Panama (BOP) set a new record on August 7, 2024. The Japanese company Saza Coffee paid US$4,541.83 for the pound (about $10,013 per kilogram) of the Elida Geisha Natural Torre lot of the Lamastus Family Estate. This coffee […]
The president-elect of Panama, José Raúl Mulino appointed engineer Henry Josep Faarup Mauad as director in charge of the construction of the Panama-David railway project, one of the most ambitious projects of the new Government. At a press conference, Mulino assured that Faarup Maud will have the advice of the engineer Roberto Roy, who holds […]
During a working meeting Panama and Argentina, the issue of health procedures and regulations for the exchange of dairy and meat products between the two countries, from the point of view of animal health, for the benefit of the agricultural sector, was discussed. During the meeting it was said that the collaboration between the two […]
Panama and Costa Rica signed their endorsement of the Strategic Action Program (SAP) of the Binational Basin of the Sixaola River, to move towards Integrated Water Resources Management (GIRH) in this Basin shared by both countries. This firm is part of the actions to improve water governance in the Sixaola Basin of the Connecting Communities […]
The scrap metal collection program in the State institutions represented income for the National Treasury in June of last year, of approximately US$450,000 and allowed the collection of about 5,900 tons, said Orlando Barría, director of State Property of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. This program, awarded to three companies after a public event […]
The designated Minister of Public Works, José Luis Andrade, assured that he will emphasize the repair of the country’s roads, mainly the tourist areas and the construction of the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal, after meeting with the current Minister Rafael Sabonge, at the beginning of the entity’s transition. Andrade indicated that as they […]
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), executed the transfer of US$1,000,000, which will be destined for the establishment of the offices of the Special Economic Agency of Aguadulce (AEEA), which will be based in that same district of the province of Coclé. The transfer that once approved is included in the ISTMO System, all […]
First impressions matter and diablos rojos (“red devil”) buses make bold introductions. A riot of colors and images streaks down the street with booming bass and flashing lights. Everyone looks up when a diablo passes. After clambering up metal stairs, passengers are immediately hypnotized by a giant flatscreen blasting the latest Veejay mixes. The bus’s crisp leather […]
In May 2022, during a submarine expedition to the Cordillera de Coiba seamounts in Pacific Panama, a remarkable discovery unfolded: the sighting of twelve prickly sharks (Echinorhinus cookei), a rare bottom-dwelling species. This marked the first documented living evidence of the species in Panama’s eastern Pacific region. The findings were recently described in the Journal of […]