Panama-based Copa Airlines has announced its plans for expansion in 2023, further strengthening the Central American country’s position as the ‘Hub of the Americas.’ Under its expansion plans, the carrier will add 15 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to its fleet, introduce at least three new routes, and boost the frequency of flights to several destinations […]
verything is ready for the eighth edition of the MUPA Festival, where the names of the bands that will be participating this 2023 were announced. This festival is an alternative music event that represents a musical-artistic showcase in the search to generate messages of social awareness, promote emerging artists and provide an interactive space for family coexistence. Its […]
Achieving greater investments in the energy transition, not only in the generation and distribution sector, but even in the private sector, will depend on changes in Panamanian regulation. These were the conclusions of a group of specialists who met in the panel ‘Energy transition in Panama: expectation vs reality’, of the XII Industrial Energy and […]
Seven months have passed since the Administrative Court of Public Contracts revoked a decision of the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) and awarded the extension of the Vía España to the C&T Vía España consortium and nothing is known about when the order to proceed with the work will be given. In the face of the expansion, […]
The professor and director of Aquaculture at the University of Miami, the Brazilian Daniel Benetti, panelist of the Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Aquaculture of the Regional Chapter ofThe World Aquaculture Society LACQUA23, which takes place in this capital from April 18 to 21, highlighted that in Panama there is the most advanced technology in the world […]
Customs officers have located what is believed to be about 50 kilograms of cocaine hidden on a ship that docked in Tauranga this morning. A Customs’ Maritime Group media statement said it found the drugs as part of an onboard inspection of a freighter that had travelled from Panama and was destined for Sydney. The […]
The construction of the Horticultural Excellence Center for Agricultural Innovation Panama-Israel will turn the country into an agricultural hub for Latin America. This was confirmed by the Minister of Agricultural Development, Augusto Valderrama, during his tour of the experimental station of El Ejido, in Los Santos, headquarters of this project. In his visit, Valderrama commented […]
The electric power distribution company Naturgy and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama, MAC Panama, have signed a sponsorship agreement to collaborate closely in the promotion of art and culture in Panama. The protocol signing took place on Thursday, April 13, 2023, with the presence of the Country Manager of Naturgy, José Luis Lloret, […]
This morning, the Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre and the regional director of Quarantine Services of the International Regional Agency for Agricultural Health (OIRSA), Raúl Rodas, signed an agreement to expedite payment through the regional agency of the inspectors of coil cattle slaughter plants in Panama. It should be noted that after 40 years of […]
A fire devastated at least 100 hectares of the La Yeguada Forest Reserve, in the province of Veraguas, in Panama, and although the Fire Department claims to have controlled the fire on Thursday night, the authorities fear that it may be lit again, as happened previously. The fire began on Wednesday afternoon and was temporarily […]