Ildaura Murillo-Rohde dedicated her life to not only providing care to members of the Hispanic community but also making sure others were equipped to do so as well. A key component of her approach was stressing the importance of nurses being culturally aware to provide the best possible care. Wednesday marks the beginning of National […]
Liberty Latin America Ltd. (“Liberty Latin America” or “LLA”) (NASDAQ: LILA and LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) today announced that its 49%-owned subsidiary Cable & Wireless Panamá S.A. (“Cable & Wireless Panamá” or “Más Móvil”), has agreed to acquire América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V.’s (“AMX”) operations in Panama (“Claro Panamá”). The all-cash transaction values Claro Panamá at […]
Three volunteers, slowly walking over the mud, Saturday carried the remains of a sofa that the ocean brought near one of the coasts of Panama City with tons of trash. The garbage discarded by the Pacific Ocean is piling up in Costa del Este of the Panamanian capital. And on Saturday, dozens of volunteers, including […]
Flora signs Letter of Intent with an international importer and distributor based in Panama to provide cannabinoid containing food and beverages through its Kasa Wholefoods division, and finished cannabis derivative products for medical cannabis patients Recent passage of cannabis legislative in Panama legalizes the use of medical cannabis and creates regulatory framework to monitor and […]
Global power generation utility owner AES is acquiring the remaining half of its liquefied natural gas power plant operation in Panama. The Virginia-based AES acquired 49.9 percent of AES Colón from Panamanian partner Inversiones Bahia Ltd. This gives the utility owner full control of the 381-MW LNG-fired plant and adjacent 180,000-cubic-meter storage and regasification facility. “This transaction […]
Unvaccinated U.S. travelers entering Panama must quarantine upon arrival. See the video here The Central American country added the U.S. to its list of “high-risk countries” on Thursday, a designation that makes entry for the unvaccinated more difficult through a mandatory 72-hour quarantine for travelers who can’t show proof of vaccination. Unvaccinated tourists must reserve and pay for the […]
The saga of enslaved peoples remains a complicated history. But a new book has made it even more complicated. “I argue that this is really the first successful example of enslaved resistance in the Americas,” said Robert Schwaller, associate professor of history at the University of Kansas. His book titled “African Maroons in Sixteenth-Century Panama: A […]
The bill will allow Panama to become the choice jurisdiction for companies seeking to issue any type of asset. Crypto adoption is the new trend in South and Central American countries as they believe it holds a lot of financial and economic sense and potential for their citizens. While El Salvador has been able to actualize its aim […]
As Panama struggles to contain an ever-growing flow of cocaine, a recent operation has revealed the extent to which officials are involved in facilitating the drug trade. A series of raids, carried out in early September, led to 27 people being detained on charges of trafficking drugs to Europe and the United States. This operation was carried […]
Central America’s bitcoin adoption is on the rise, with Panama the latest country to flock toward cryptocurrencies. The development has unfolded on the very same day that El Salvador officially accepts bitcoin as legal tender. Now the Republic of Panama is moving in the same direction but is putting its own personal touch on the roll-out by […]