Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo will travel to Houston, Texas on Friday for follow-up treatment regarding the blood disorder he was diagnosed with in July, known as myelodysplasia, the presidency said in a statement Thursday. Cortizo will be in the United States until Nov. 17 for the medical evaluation, the presidency said.
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The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched the documentary project “Sustainable Development Chronicles, water harvesting process in Panama.” The Chronicles of Sustainable Development is an initiative that documents stories of people or associations that work in water harvesting protections and that encourages communities to get involved in these projects carried out by the Ministry of […]
October typically marks the start of peak season at the Panama Canal, as the global shipping industry and supply chains prepare for increased demand. Each fall, the waterway stands ready for waves of vessels to arrive, many loaded with holidays gifts or petroleum products to heat homes during the cold winter months. Yet this year, […]
Encouraging the cultivation of non-psychoactive hemp in the country could be an opportunity, since it was already approved in the first debate in the National Assembly after two years of engave. This is bill 323 that promotes the agro-industrial development of hemp to boost the local agricultural sector. Jorge Altamirano-Duque, representative of Panama to the […]
CAF – development bank of Latin America -, with the support of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), will promote electric mobility in Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay through the Electric Mobility and Low Carbon Transport Program (E-MOTION). With the aim of moving towards a clean, better organized, more efficient, more efficient, more equitable, comfortable, safe, sustainable, […]
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Southern Africa’s premier airline, Airlink, has expanded its Latin American marketing and sales footprint to Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. The airline has also appointed AVIAREPS as its General Sales Agents in Latin America to promote its convenient schedule of flights which serve an unparalleled network of routes currently connecting 45 destinations throughout Southern Africa. AVIAREPS […]
Latin America’s first renewable-powered, trash-trapping wheel whisks away garbage floating down one of Panama’s most important but heavily polluted rivers before it spills into the Pacific Ocean, thanks to an initiative by a local environmental group. The wheel, fueled by hydraulic and solar energy, collects the vast amounts of waste produced in the capital Panama […]
Topsoe has been appointed by SGP BioEnergy to support the production of renewable fuels in South America’s largest upcoming plant in Panama – the first time both advanced biofuels and green hydrogen will be produced at scale. Topsoe will provide its HydroFlex™ technology to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and Renewable Diesel (RD), while also […]