The long-awaited prosecutorial hearing of the Odebrecht case will appear in the courts in December said Panama Attorney General Eduardo Ulloa, on TVN on Sunday Some 102 individuals have been investigated but legal maneuvers have enabled some high profile figures to dodge the bullet and others like former President Ricardo Martinelli have an army of […]
The Panamanian government on Saturday reopened beaches to tourists after they had been closed for seven months to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The move comes despite the fact that the country has the highest number of COVID-19 infections in Central America. “Wow! I haven’t come to the beach since February, and it’s wonderful […]
The governments of Guyana and Panama say they are looking into establishing hemp sectors, as the number of countries exploring the crop in Latin American continues to quickly expand. Developments in both countries were announced this month. Guyana’s government is reviewing feasibility studies, and has discussed hemp trials. In Panama, government representatives and deputies in […]
This is a great video done by a videographer who came to Panama and got stuck due to Covid and decided to take advantage of the opportunity and check out more about Panama. This is one of a series he has done while here. Check out “Welcome to Bocas del Toro” Stay Safe!!
After closing a deal with Wilford Lamastus earlier this year I decided to pay him a visit and acquire some of his special Geisha coffee beans. Not from the batch that sold for over $1,000 a pound setting the new record last year but a great bean grown at his high altitude plantation. Wow, what […]
This is a Bathemetric picture of my favorite place to fish, Hannibal Bank. My Father fished there, I fish there and my children fish there!! Captain Shane Jarvis takes us on a journey. Hannibal Bank Undoubtedly one of the most legendary fishing spots known, Hannibal Bank is recognized by sport fishermen around the world as one of the […]
I can get away from this song! This is an incredible video. Stay Safe!!
A bill was presented to the National Assembly to regulate the leasing of real estate, so that the client who rents a property has the option to buy it. In order to regulate the financial leasing of real estate known as real estate leasing or housing leasing, the Minister of Housing and Land Management (Miviot), Rogelio Paredes, was the […]
According to IMF forecasts, Panama and El Salvador are the economies that in 2020 will report the worst falls in their production, while Guatemala would be the country in the region that would emerge best from this economic and health crisis. Due to the severe economic crisis generated by the covid-19 outbreak, the economic growth projections calculated by international organizations […]
Based on the argument that there is no significant fiscal consolidation and sustained economic recovery, the rating agency decided to downgrade the government’s long-term issuer rating perspective from stable to negative. Although the outlook was modified, Moody’s decided to maintain the long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings at Baa1. From Moody’s report: New York, […]