The Cabinet Council of the Republic of Panama has approved the tolls structure recommended by the Panama Canal Board of Directors, following a formal consultation and public hearing process that considered industry feedback. With this approval, the Panama Canal will assume a simplified, value-based pricing structure, reducing the number of tariffs from 430 to fewer […]
The AES Panama Foundation emerges as a centralizing entity and executing arm of AES companies in the country and will contribute to strengthening the company’s presence at the national level. With the presentation of a discussion on the role played by non-profit organizations and private enterprise in the development of Panama, AES Panama carried out […]
In search of plastic, instead of fish, eight fishing boats on Saturday set sail from Panama’s Pacific coast. Cash prizes would be awarded to the three collecting the biggest hauls. To raise awareness about the impact of marine pollution, the Panama Plastic Fishing Championship brought together local fishermen to travel through the Panama Bay. “On […]
-Liberty Latin America Ltd. today announced that its 49%-owned subsidiary Cable & Wireless Panamá S.A. Balan Nair, President and CEO of Liberty Latin America, commented, “We welcome the positive conclusion of the regulatory review for our transaction in Panama. The combination of Cable & Wireless Panamá with Claro Panamá will bring significant benefits to our […]
FAO is now providing new opportunities for the Guna people by sharing knowledge about algae production and processing. A new training initiative for coastal Indigenous fishers, particularly women, provides them with alternative sources of income. The Guna people have lived for centuries on the edge of the Caribbean Sea in an autonomous Indigenous Peoples’ territory […]
On June 30, almost a year after Panama’s National Assembly passed legislation banning vape product sales, Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo gave his assent to the bill. The new law prohibits sales and importation of all vaping and heated tobacco products, with or without nicotine. The law does not criminalize use, but bans vaping in any […]
Today we were notified, in the morning hours, of the team of lawyers who are going to participate in the hearing that it was suspended,” because “there was a lack of international assistance of notifications from people who are outside the country,” explained the Superior Anti-Corruption Prosecutor, Edwin Juárez. For today, the Third Liquidator Court […]
Tropical Storm Bonnie became the second named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season on Friday, amping up to nearly 50 miles per hour before making landfall in southeastern Nicaragua late in the day. Bonnie further strengthened before making landfall this weekend near the Nicaragua-Costa Rica border, where tropical storm warnings were in effect, according to […]
The chairman of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), Yehya Zaki, signed June 13 a cooperation agreement with Giovanni Bruno Ferrari, general manager of the Colon Free Zone of the Panama Canal. The signing ceremony took place at the headquarters of the SCZone’s General Authority in Cairo. According to a press statement […]
Panama’s President Nito Cortizo announced as of July 11, the mandatory use of face masks in open and closed spaces will be lifted, with the exception of public and private health facilities and public transportation.