My friend Mark Darden sent me a link to a great video and song he composed about his youth here in Panama. As a fellow Zonian, I can appreciate his desire and that is what brought me back here. This is Mark’s story. This song is about my home, Panama. I grew up in an […]
While I hesitate to publish this yet, it seems that our Free Trade Agreement with the United States may be finally approved along with that of Columbia and South Korea. This in from Washington as of Wednesday this week. Real Progress for FTA Between U.S. and Panama The FTA jumped the first hurdle in the […]
Well folks, it is just around the corner. Soon our green season will be over and the summer will be here in Panama. With it comes the endless holidays and festivals, beginning with the Panama Jazz Festival and International Film Festival. One of my favorites is coming in March and the scheduled artist line up […]
I was showing property this last week and I returned to a site that I like a lot. This is one of the prettiest parcels that I have seen in Boquete. Only 10 minutes from town and views of both Volcan Baru at 11,400 feet and also the Pacific Ocean. It would make a fabulous […]
New forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) show Panama is expected be the Latin American growth leader over the next five years. This report from the Latin Business Chronicle covers the forecasts and more. If you don’t subscribe as yet, you should to keep up on Latin American affairs. Panama is expected to post […]
I was reading this article in the Miami Herald that was written by one of my favorite writers, Andres Oppenheimer. He explains that after a decade of record Latin American exports to China, which helped the region grow significantly despite the recent global recession, there are signs that the honeymoon may be coming to an […]
The idea is to develop a storage facility for perishable goods coming from South America which would then be exported to the U.S. Here is the article. The Minister of Agriculture of Panama, Emilio Kieswetter, traveled to the U.S. yesterday to meet with entrepreneurs in this country interested in making Panama a multimodal logistics hub […]
This is not your mother’s recovery. I might want to re write this BLOOMBERG article to the headlines of Aging Baby Boomers Gives Rise to Explosion in Retirees Moving to Panama. Everyone here in Panama knows that you can live cheaper and a have better quality of life without the hassles, expenses and stress we […]
I have suggested that you mark your calenders for the Panama Jazz Festival coming in January and I suggest that you take the opportunity to add this to your event calender as well. The Boquete Jazz & Blues Foundation presents: World-Class Jazz & Blues on the slopes of Volcan Baru, March 1-4, 2012 Open-air […]
Today’s number one concern for one’s estate should be wealth protection. Whether you are an astute investor (or crazy enough to be a day trader), this one theme should be in the forefront of your strategic plan to survive these turbulent times. While I am not proposing that you run for the hills or […]