The Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) company has selected the port terminals of Colón 2000, in the province of Colón, and the Cruise Terminal of Panama, in the province of Panama, as its new Home Port (Base Port) for cruise operations, as announced by the Director of Ports and Maritime Industries (DGPIMA) of the Maritime Authority […]
In an effort to address the challenges of climate change and improve watershed management in Panama, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) supported the First National Watershed Congress, organized by the International Center for Sustainable Development (CIDES). This event, held on July 24 to 26, brought together more than 250 participants. The Congress […]
The Mayor of Panama, Mayer Mizrachi, made an official visit to the ChivoPets veterinary hospital in El Salvador. During his tour, Mizrachi was able to learn about the history of this veterinary hospital, an initiative promoted by President Nayib Bukele, which has become an essential space for Salvadorans and residents of the country to clinically […]
The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, received today, August 1, from Ambassador Marisol Argueta de Barillas, Principal Director for Latin America of the World Economic Forum, the invitation to participate in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, which will be held in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2025. This meeting brings together […]
Royal Caribbean International will deploy Serenade of the Seas on roundtrips from Cartagena, Colombia and Colón, Panama October 2025 through April 2026. Passengers may embark at either city for the seven-night southern Caribbean cruises that also call at Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. ‘We are very happy to return to the region with Serenade of the […]
Panama has been selected to host the World Congress of the International Association of Congresses and Conventions (ICCA), which will be held from November 8 to 11, 2026. This event will represent a crucial opportunity to reaffirm Panama’s positioning as an ideal destination in the meeting industry and increase its competitiveness in this sector. The […]
The Panamanian president, José Raúl Mulino, joined this Friday in the recognition of the opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate president-elect of Venezuela, after the National Electoral Center (CNE) of the South American nation gave Nicolás Maduro as the winner in an election last Sunday that Panama considers “fraudulent.” “Panama joins the recognition of Edmundo González Urrutia as elected president of […]
The Assembly of Panama is studying a controversial draft law that could grant amnesty or pardon to former president Ricardo Martinelli, asylum in the Nicaraguan embassy after a conviction for corruption, and which was rejected this Friday by Transparency International (TI) considering that it is done to give “impunity.”The Panamanian chapter of Transparency International rejected […]
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) has made a first disbursement of US$13.6 million for the Sanitation Program of the Districts of Arraiján and La Chorrera in Panama. This project will benefit more than 250,000 people from 66,000 homes, significantly reducing the discharge of untreated wastewater into local rivers and ravines. The program […]
In an unprecedented finding, researchers from the Smithsonian Institute of Tropical Research (STRI) have discovered on Barro Colorado Island in Panama what could be the largest liana in the world, challenging other scientists to find a larger one. With a diameter of more than two feet (635 mm), this huge liana, found on March 9, […]