Panamanian health authorities believe that the measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic worked, and the statistics are below a first tragic prediction, while the contagion is decreasing this Wednesday. The ninth week of the health crisis, which began last Sunday, reflects so far the lower daily rates of spread of the virus since the […]
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Due to the health emergency, the Ministry of Health of Panama decided to extend the temporary suspension of the construction activity for a 30-day period, under the same terms expressed in Decree 506 of March 24. Weeks ago, it was reported that starting Wednesday March 25 and for a period of 30 days, Panama decreed […]
The National Energy Secretariat authorized the service stations that sell gasoline in the country to temporarily close their operations in the context of the health and economic crisis. Resolution N. 4730 of April 23, 2020, allows those service stations that due to low sales volume, and whose location does not affect agricultural, logistical, commercial and […]
In Panama, the Assembly approved in third debate a bill that seeks to force banks to consolidate customers’ debts, regardless of their credit history. According to Article 4 of the approved law, “… all credit obligations that the debtor has, regardless of the risk category or default status that these obligations register in the credit […]
Less impulsive and more reasoned purchasing decisions and the search for product and supplier information on the Internet and social networks are some of the characteristics of consumers in the new business environment. Given the spread of covid-19, health authorities in Central American countries have been forced to restrict the mobility of people and have […]
Economic sectors where there is less risk of transmission and with low public contact should be allowed to function in the midst of the pandemic caused by Covid-19 said Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture on Sunday, April 3. The chamber’s president Juan de la Guardia said that his union has already held […]
Sunday is Mother’s Day so my Susie gets her second Mother’s Day this year! Lori Borgman speaks from the heart on her Mother’s Day Last year on Mother’s Day I was taking notes on my cell phone in church as fast as my fingers could fly, hoping auto-correct would render them intelligible. Our pastor had […]
The Panama Intl. Film Festival, (IFF Panama) the highest-profile film event in Central America, is using online tools to develop existing and new initiatives. In one move, it has just completed its pix-in-post competition Primera Mirada, its new Su Mirada sidebar for women filmmakers from the region, and is now launching a new Virtual Co-Production […]
Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo announced yesterday that domestic economic revival could begin in May with the lifting of restrictions on some businesses and industries in an attempt to ease a wave of popular protests. On an intervention via the radio and television chain, the president also explained that there are protocols to resume normality […]