Covid Passport: Essential for Economic Recovery


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Central America must be the driving force behind a globally accepted document that will be vital for the recovery of the global economy and tourism in particular. The generation of a physical or digital document of global acceptance (like national passports) that certifies that the bearer has been vaccinated against Covid-19 will facilitate the movement of […]

March 22, 2021

Panama Is Open To Tourists: What You Need To Know


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Panama officially reopened to tourists last month, citing incredibly low rates of positive COVID-19 results and one of the best vaccination rates in Central America, but travelers should still be aware of proper pandemic procedures while traveling to Panama. Travelers must have a negative COVID-19 test result 48 hours prior to entry into the country. […]

March 22, 2021

Coronado Condo for Sale


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This is a 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath condo of 204 m2.  Open Concept with Huge Screened Balcony. All areas on one level. Features include: Elevator right to your private front door and to kitchen door. 2 parking places right near Entry Door to building Master Bedroom Suite with walk-in closet & ensuite bath 2 Bedrooms with […]

March 16, 2021

Hotels are Looking to Improve their finances


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As a result of the sanitary crisis caused by the covid-19 outbreak, hotel occupancy in Panama has fallen to historic levels and business income has gone up in smoke, a situation that is forcing hotels to look for options to renegotiate their debts. It is estimated that in this context of economic crisis, Panamanian hotels owe $630 million to […]

March 16, 2021

Panama- VP is honest and loyal says Cortizo


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Vice ­­President José Gabriel Carrizo,  the target of speculation and innuendo is an is honest and loyal man says President Cortizo in  an interview to be aired Sunday on Telemetro. In a preview presented on Friday night, Cortizo defended Carrizo, who has been harshly questioned after the scandals related to ventilators, car rentals and a […]

March 16, 2021

Apartment Rentals: Consumers and Interest


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During the first weeks of the year, interest in apartment rentals increased in Honduras, Panama, Dominican Republic and Guatemala, a situation that contrasts with Costa Rica and El Salvador, markets in which interactions in the digital environment decreased. Through a system that monitors in real time the changes in the interests and preferences of consumers […]

March 16, 2021

In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients


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A new study, published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals that nitrogen-fixing trees play an underrecognized role in recovering tropical forests by enriching nutrient-poor soils with scarce elements such as phosphorus and molybdenum. Coauthor Sarah Batterman, a tropical forest ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, explains, “We’ve long known that nitrogen-fixing trees […]

March 16, 2021

One Year of Crisis: How are Economies Recovering?


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Twelve months after Central America began a health and economic crisis triggered by the covid-19 outbreak, Guatemala was the fastest recovering economy and Panamanian economic activity is the slowest to return to pre-pandemic levels. In March 2020, the first cases of covid-19 began to be detected in the countries of the region. The highly contagious disease, which at […]

March 16, 2021

Panama- OPINION A Shameful Disaster


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How can we aspire to become a developed country, modifying laws and decrees to deliberately be an underdeveloped country? The Inter-Institutional Council for Basic Certification in Medicine and a couple of unpresentable deputies maintain their initiatives – a resolution and a bill, respectively – to lower the necessary qualification in order to verify the minimum […]

March 16, 2021