Fashion Show and Dinner at Mesa Azul


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My wife Susie is working on the next Fashion Show and it sounds like it will be a big hit. More happenings in our little town. Here is a little bit about the charitable organization who will benefit from some of the proceeds. Asociacion de Caridad de la Communidad de Boquete is a Panamanian non-profit […]

October 20, 2021

Holidays Rock!!


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Yes folks, another year is blasting by with a little over 60 days till Christmas!  Time to get your holiday house in order and let the eating begin! While container ship traffic jams, worker shortages, rising prices has put numerous kinks in the pipeline of goods flowing in through your ports and out to your […]

October 19, 2021

Vietnam wishes to deepen relations with Panama: FM


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Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (R) and Ambassador of Panama Eligio Alberto Salas De León (Photo: VNA) Vietnam treasures and wants to continue expanding and deepening its relations with Panama, especially in economy, trade and investment, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told Ambassador of Panama Eligio Alberto Salas De León on October 11. Vietnam […]

October 13, 2021

Once the bill is signed into law, Panama will be in a somewhat odd situation: It will gave a legal regime for medical cannabis, but not one for hemp.


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Back in October 2019, Deputy Kayra Harding introduced a bill (Proyecto de Ley No. 323) to promote the development of the hemp industry in Panama. The bill would establish a licensing regime for hemp cultivation and processing. Hemp is defined as cannabis whose THC content does not exceed 1.5% on a dry weight basis. However, legislative […]

October 13, 2021

Flora Growth Corp. Signs Letter of Intent to Export as Panama and Colombia Legalize Medical Cannabis Use


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On September 16, 2021, Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) announced it has signed a Letter of Intent with international importer and distributor Robust Farms Inc. The letter states that Flora will work to provide the Panama-based company with cannabinoid-containing food and beverages through its Kasa Wholefoods division. Panama Goes Legal This partnership was made possible through the passage of […]

October 12, 2021

Panama to purchase 3 million more COVID-19 vaccines


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Panama is purchasing 3 million additional doses of the Pfizer Inc (PFE.N)/BioNTech SE vaccine against COVID-19 for its inoculation efforts next year, the government said on Thursday. Source: Reuters – Reporting by Elida Moreno in Panama City Writing by Stefanie Eschenbacher; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore Get Vaccinated and stay safe!!

October 12, 2021