The National Government, through the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), has delivered a total of US$427,095,915.62 to rice, corn and milk producers throughout the country through the Price Compensation program, from 2019 to January 2, 2024, details a report prepared by the National Directorate of Incentives and Trust (DINIFI). Regarding rice, one of the most […]
Everything is ready for version 51 of the Las Flores y el Café fair, where the board of the event expects more than 180,000 visitors during the fair that begins this Thursday 11th and ends on Sunday, January 21. Tomas Ruíz, president of the board of the Las Flores fair and the Café de Boquete, pointed out […]
Panama is the scene of the thirteenth session of the Harvard National Model United Nations – Latin America conference for young leaders that, in coordination with the Panamanian Association of Debate, brings together university students and high school students from all over the world. This important event was inaugurated by the Minister of the Presidency, […]
At the beginning of 2024, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (CIAT), led by the Panamanian Arnulfo Franco, carried out a visit to the facilities of the Panama Aquatic Resources Authority (ARAP). During the meeting with the general administrator in charge, Hamed Tuñón, and his team, the commitment to mutual collaboration to advance the crucial mission […]
Richard Fifer, the former governor of Panama’s Cocle province, was arrested on Saturday by Costa Rican authorities at the Paso Canoas border crossing with Panama. Fifer was detained along with two other Panamanian citizens and a Costa Rican tour guide while allegedly trying to illegally cross the border using an American passport. The arrest was […]
In Three Words Guilt-free Island Paradise. What’s the deal?Who hasn’t wanted to ignore the most bothersome aspects of modern life and escape to their own private island? You can at Islas Seclas, an archipelago of 14 islands—all but one of which are untouched—located in the Gulf of Chiriquí, off the Pacific coast of Panama. The tropical getaway, […]
With five votes in favor and four against, the jurist María Eugenia López has been re-elected as president of the Court of Justice of Panama for the period 2024-2025, the highest court in the country. President López will be accompanied by magistrate Carlos Vásquez, who will be her vice president. His opponent in this election […]
Last week, Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), together with Ambassador María Roquebert León, Panamanian permanent representative of the State to the OAS, signed the Headquarters Agreement for the 104th Ordinary Session of the Inter-American Legal Committee (CJI). This event is scheduled to take place in Panama City from March […]
An exhibition titled Symbiosis of the Chinese Zodiac opened at the Tocumen International Airport in Panama on Dec 19 and will run until Jan 20. Thirteen paintings by Sally Huang, a Chinese Panamanian artist and a doctor of art from Beijing Normal University, are presented at the exhibition, which combine the freehand brushstrokes of traditional Chinese paintings […]
Panama eliminates the selective consumption tax of the import tax and other levies on equipment for the construction, operation and maintenance of power plants and/or solar installations with Law 417 of December 27, 2023. This was legalized and in force in the Official Gazette number No. 29938-A of December 27. Rosilena Lindo, National Secretary of […]