Tourism Infrastructure: $372 Million in Investments


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In Panama, there are plans to develop in Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Archipelago de las Perlas and Punta Chame, five lodging projects that seek to benefit from the Law on Incentives for Tourist Investments. Law 122 of December 31, 2019, which dictates incentive rules for the promotion of tourist activities in the interior of the […]

January 19, 2021

Panamonte Estates Best


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If you’re seeking a luxurious lifestyle in a premier Boquete community, this home is a great choice.  Here is why we love Panamonte Estates. Living in Panamonte Estates Yes, I am partial to my home as this gorgeous residence is located in Panamonte Estates, the exclusive, small residential community in downtown Boquete, Panama.” We spent […]

January 12, 2021

Panama- First covid vaccines arrive in two weeks


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The first batch of 40,000 doses of the covid vaccine from the pharmaceutical duo Pfizer and BioNTech, will arrive in the country between January 18 and 25 said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Erika Mouynes on Tuesday, Jan 5. We have a commitment of 450,000 (doses) for the first quarter, what we announced yesterday (Monday) […]

January 12, 2021

Electric Vehicles: Investment in Charging Stations


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In Panama, the company Evergo is investing in the implementation of 200 loading stations, which will be located in different areas nationwide and will be level 2 and level 3. The long-term plan of Evergo, a company that is part of the InterEnergy Group’s portfolio, is to install a total of 500 electric charging stations throughout the Panamanian territory. The […]

January 12, 2021

Orphan Grain Train announces Panama shipment


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Volunteers for the Orphan Grain Train’s (OGT) New England Branch, located at 33 South Main Street in Terryville, loaded a 40 foot container of needed items that will be shipped to  Panama. This was the 44th  shipment since the branch was dedicated in 2014. OGT has the use of a warehouse that is owned by […]

January 12, 2021

Panama- Price controls on 14 foods extended


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The measure that sets the maximum retail prices of 14 food products at the national level was extended for six months by the Executive Branch. The Price Adjustment Commission recommended the Executive to temporarily extend the measure “to ensure that a possible deregulation generates an unjustified increase in products considered to be more sensitive,” according […]

January 12, 2021

Panama attorney general to seek Odebrecht’s unpaid fines


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The Panamanian attorney general’s office will ask a judge to order Odebrecht to pay fines due in 2019 and 2020 after the corruption-ensnared Brazilian conglomerate failed to pay, prosecutor Anilu Batista said on Friday. Panamanian authorities fined Odebrecht in 2017 for paying bribes in exchange for construction contracts in the Central American country. The company […]

January 12, 2021