A Panamanian court ordered on Friday to bring former president Ricardo Martinelli to trial for alleged money laundering in the purchase of a publishing house, the second trial he will face in 2023. Judge Baloisa Marquínez ordered Martinelli (2009-2014) to stand trial, arguing that the funds used to buy in 2010 the publishing company Epasa […]
Hyatt’s new hotel in Panama has completed the final phase of what has been a seven-year project. The new Hotel La Compañía, set in the charming Casco Viejo quarter of Panama City, has completed its “American Wing,” including four of the hotel’s food and beverage outlets. That includes American Bazaar, Capella, Luigi’s, and Hari’s; Hyatt […]
Panama’s government has ordered First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) to halt operations at its Cobre Panama copper mine after it failed to agree on the terms for a new contract with the Canadian miner. The move, unusual among Latin American countries, came after First Quantum missed a Wednesday night deadline to ink a new royalty […]
The United States has allocated close to US$22 million dollars for humanitarian assistance for refugees and vulnerable migrants in Panama, the US embassy in the country said Monday. Panama is the gateway to Central America from the south for irregular migrants from all over the world traveling to the United States. The long Venezuelan crisis […]
The Government of Panama will proceed with alternative measures for the operation of the copper mine if the agreement is not signed before December 14. In response to recent comments in the press by representatives of Minera Panama, the Ministry of Commerce and Industries reported the state of the discussions with the company regarding the […]
The bank announced that by 2026 it is intended to increase sustainable financing from 26% to 40%, during the presentation of the Report Infrastructure in the Development of Latin America (IDEAL) 2022, entitled ‘Energy, water and health for a better environment’ The Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) plans to invest, by 2026, $25 billion […]
All species of the crystal frog family (Centrolenidae) will be included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The Agalychnis lemur (Rana Lemur) was also included in Appendix II. Appendix II is a list of species that offer different levels and types of protection […]
In her speech at the Dec. 2 inauguration of the Panama Int’l Film Festival. Panama’s Minister of Culture, Giselle Gonzalez, revealed that the country would likely have a major studio facility in the future and pledged more support for the festival, which has suffered major pandemic-induced budget cutbacks. In an exclusive interview with Variety in Panama, Gonzalez said […]
With Kitack Lim beginning the last year of his second term as Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, the Republic of Panama through the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) became the first to officially declare a candidate as his successor. Panama announced that it will support its member and the current director of the Marine Environment […]
The project consists of placing satellites in orbit to take the Internet to remote places, with a high-speed connection The National Authority for Government Innovation (AIG) approved on Wednesday the license application to the company Space Exploration Technologies Corp. belonging to Elon Musk, through its Starlink system, to start its operations in Panama. The request […]