Ten brigades of Cuban doctors arrived in Panama on Friday morning to collaborate with the care of those infected by Covid-19, at the most critical moment of the pandemic in the country. Lydia Margarita Gonzalez, Cuban ambassador in Panama, and Nadja Porcell, general director of Health of the Ministry of Health (MINSA), were at […]
This was an incredible story of how Delta Special Forces pulled off a most daring rescue. I know Kurt Muse and a few of the Panamanians involved in this and even today, they want this story to remain subdued. Kurt wrote a book that I highly recommend on his rescue called “Six Minutes to Freedom” […]
The all-inclusive Dreams Playa Bonita resort in Panama will be opening at the end of the first quarter, Caribbean Journal has learned. The resort, which is parent company AMResorts’ only hotel property in Panama, will reopen on March 10, 2021, according to AMResorts’ website. The property, a short drive from Panama City’s Tocumen International Airport, […]
One of the things I posted last week in “7 Crucial Questions to Ask Before You Retire Abroad” was “How will you find Quality Healthcare?” I can speak from very recent experience! The day after Thanksgiving last year, I checked into the Emergency room at our Regional Hospital for surgery. My doctor told me the […]
Well, 2021 is here and with a New Year, we have laid some plans for our future here in Boquete. Susie and I have enjoyed our home that we built 6 years ago and it was the most enjoyable experience of my life! Following in my Father’s footsteps, I learned construction in my 20s and […]
Have you checked your U.S. passport lately? Even if you’re not considering international travel any time soon, you may want to take a look at the expiration date. Though travel agents typically recommend giving the government a few months to process a passport renewal, the timeline has, unsurprisingly, become a bit more complicated during the coronavirus pandemic. Currently there’s a major backlog […]
Viking Cruise Line is closer to docking at Port Panama City. Port authority board members unanimously accepted Viking’s letter of intent during Friday’s meeting. Viking officials plan to add Panama City as a port of call, marketing it as a ‘Gulf Coast Getaway’. It would be the cruise line’s first Gulf port. Viking plans to […]
Asia is a great potential market for Panama, as the Covid-19 pandemic and the storms Iota and Eta last month have impacted the production and export of specialty coffee in the country. Plinio Ruiz, president of the Specialty Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP), told Xinhua about the present and future of Geisha coffee, which has […]
According to the Decade of Airline Excellence Awards, Copa’s fleet connects several destinations across Latin America, including secondary markets, with the rest of the continent and the Caribbean. The Panama’s flag carrier Copa Airlines stands out as the best in Latin America in the last decade, thanks to its Hub of the Americas strategy to […]
My friend LIZ LARROQUETTE just put out her new blog post and it is great! I’m not sure if it’s just 2020 or if I’m permanently into wanting to make things really simple. If I can purchase a gift or dinner with a one-stop solution, I’m going to do it. Remember when we thought we all […]