Luis Cucalón, the former head of the General Directorate of Revenue (DGI), who spent two years avoiding trial for corruption by remaining in a high-end hospital will finish his 86 month jail term under house arrest His lawyer Ángel Calderón said that, after 72 months of detention in the case of Cobranzas del Istmo, Cucalón applied […]
Panamanians in solidarity with Cuba have demanded from the United States government the ‘immediate and unconditional end’ to the ‘criminal and unilateral’ blockade of the island, intensified today with aggressive measures by the current Donald Trump administration. The Coordinator of Solidarity with the island in its annual virtual meeting, demanded that the U.S.government ‘ends […]
It seems that the Director of the Police is among the untouchables of the Government since there are not a few situations that have merited his dismissal, but he is still there. Under his direction there were acts such as the La Joyita massacre, the escape of the murderer Ventura Ceballos, the increase in cases […]
Hitachi and Mitsubishi have signed a contract with HPH Consortium, the main contractor for Panama Metro Line 3, worth 883 million USD. Hitachi and Hitachi Rail will deliver 28 six-car vehicles – 168 cars in total, as well as the monorail’s signalling systems, telecommunications systems, power systems, control centre, platform screen doors and depot equipment. […]
Copa Airlines and the Panama Tourism Promotion Fund (PROMTUR Panama) reaffirmed their commitment to the country’s tourism development, launching a new and unprecedented in-flight safety video to be shown onboard the airline’s flights. Inspired by Panama and its tourist attractions, the world-class video production aims to position Panama as a unique tourist destination abundant in […]
Ships carrying cargoes around the world are waiting for days to pass through the Panama Canal, as pandemic-hit staffing caused congestion at the key pinch point. Long waiting times are affecting shipments of liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asia, according to people with direct knowledge of the […]
IPANDETEC, the leading digital rights organization in Panama, today released its second annual Who Defends Your Data” (¿Quién Defiende Tus Datos?) report assessing how well the country’s mobile phone and Internet service providers (ISPs) are protecting users’ communications data. While most companies received low scores, the report shows some ISPs making progress in a few […]
The Panama Canal Authority has raised daily transits to ease wait times of up to more than a week for LNG tankers currently passing through without a reservation. The delays observed in recent days for a small portion of vessels transiting the shortest route from the US Gulf Coast to East Asia are due to […]
Former Panama mayor and presidential candidate José Isabel Blandón the current president of the Panameñista Party announced Sunday that he will take legal action against Jaime Lasso, following his statements in the ‘Knockout’ column in La Prensa on Sunday. In the interview, Lasso, who is part of the investigations carried out by the Public Ministry […]
Panama has facilitated more than 11,000 crews changes between 19 March and 28 October this year. Crew change has been the biggest issues facing the shipping industry this year with some 400,000 seafarers left stranded either on vessels or ashore due to Covid-19 travel bans and restrictions. Panama is one location where international crew change […]