Well, it it will be here in Panama soon! Panama has approved the emergency use of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine, and the first batch of the shot could reach the Central American country in the first quarter next year, health vice-minister Ivette Barrio said on Tuesday. Neighboring Costa Rica also approved the drug on Tuesday, […]
Wow, 2020 was a fast year and I thank God that it is finally over. We wish you the best for a wonderful and healthy New Year! Stay Safe!!
Authorities from both countries signed a protocol that will allow Panamanian producers to export poultry meat to the Asian nation. The agreement that was signed on November 17, 2020 by Panama‘s ambassador to China, Leonardo Kam, representing the Ministries of Health and Agricultural Development, and by the Director General of the General Administration of Customs of China, […]
The Cuban Yes I Can teaching method of literacy reached 77,230 illiterates, 13 years after its implementation within ‘Muevete por Panama’ (Move around Panama) program, and the government plans to currently strengthen it, local press informed here. On a meeting between Panama’s Minister of Social Development (MIDES), Maria Ines Castillo, and the Cuban ambassador […]
Turkish Airlines had a 90% seat factor to Bogota and Panama City in 2019. This is based on approximately 83,000 passengers and 92,000 seats. Many of the operator’s thinner long-haul markets operate on a one-stop triangular basis. Bogota and Panama is no exception, routing Istanbul – Bogota – Panama City – Istanbul. Flight 800 leaves […]
A Panamanian court has ordered a new trial of former President Ricardo Martinelli in a case alleging he unlawfully spied on politicians, union leaders and journalists during his 2009-2014 presidency, the country’s top prosecutor announced on Friday. The appeals court threw out Martinelli’s 2019 not guilty verdict, but did not set a date for the […]
Sales of marine fuel in Panama rose 10% last month, from 375,126 metric tonnes (mt) in September, to 412,622 mt in October. Last month’s total was the fourth successive rise in monthly bunker sales at Panama, and the first time the bunker hub had registered a figure in excess of 400,000 mt since the 415,222 […]
Panama’s government has authorized spending of $4.3 million to purchase 1.09 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Britain’s AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford University, the president’s office said on Wednesday. The Central American nation has been working on multiple Covid-19 vaccine options for its population of 4.2 million, with President Laurentino Cortizo saying […]
Between July and October 2020 the number of people in Panama looking for apartments to rent grew 34%, while the number of Honduran consumers looking to buy apartments for sale fell 5%. CentralAmericaData‘s interactive platform, Consumer Insights, monitors in real time changes in consumer habits in all markets in the region and in other Latin American countries, […]
Having built boats from a young age, I really appreciate what it takes to build these dories and this story is fantastic! O.A.R.S. presents Martin’s Boat – a 23-minute film by Pete McBride honoring the late Martin Litton – www.martinsboat.com Preeminent conservationist David Brower called him his conscience: in the 1950’s when the Bureau of Reclamation […]