TRIAL train operation is now in progress on the new branch extending Line 2 of the Panama Metro to Tocumen International Airport. The trials are taking place at weekends throughout October. During the trials, Panama Metro staff are being deployed at stations on Line 2 to prevent passengers from boarding the trains involved in the […]
The sights and sounds of Panamanian culture took over the streets Saturday as hundreds gathered for the pre-independence day parade in the heart of Crown Heights. The celebration came during Hispanic Heritage Month and many said it was an extra special occasion. It was a true melting pot, bubbling over of culture at the 27th annual […]
The 11th edition of the Panama’s International Contemporary Dance Festival opened on Friday performing in Panama City’s subway station, showing passion for dance. “Yo en mí,” was performed by dancers Aleksandra Chakarova and Adrián Morales from the 5TA Esencia collective!
Tigo Business announced the expansion of its secure SD-WAN managed service powered by Fortinet, a world leader in comprehensive, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, which offers organizations, networks and security in a single converged solution with high added value for customers. This expansion was due to the fact that SD-WAN allows organizations of all sizes […]
During this year’s agricultural period (2022-2023), a significant increase in coffee production is expected in Panama, according to the latest projections of the Ministry of Agricultural Development. In the province of Chiriquí alone, it is estimated that the harvest of the category could reach 110,000 quintals, an increase between 15% and 20%, compared to that […]
It is the first container of fireworks that leaves Panama for international markets from the province of Chiriquí to Caracas, Venezuela.. Universal Lights and Effects is the company that has ventured into the export of this first container that carries 1,536 boxes of these products, made with purely Chiricana labor, mostly female. Hernán Saldaña, administrator […]
Panama has a diversified economy that would help it cope with a global recession in 2023 as predicted by the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Faced with this, Domingo Latorraca, founding partner of the firm – Eleménte, explained that in case Latin America has problems, the national territory can […]
Next October, Panama will launch the first tests of the Portcel project, a digital platform to simplify port and shipping procedures to exchange information between several institutions, in a fluid and expeditious process, and that will also reduce the number of papers. A statement from the Panama Customs Authority, the government entity that leads the […]
The National Energy Secretariat of Panama (SNE) has announced the beginning of a training course for 25 women from the Ngäbe Buglé region, in the west of the country, to learn how to install and maintain photovoltaic systems that will provide energy to their homes and communities. The course consists of 280 hours, with completion scheduled […]
With a view to expanding routes and positioning Panama as a world-class tourist destination, the company Air Panama announced the reactivation of its direct flights between Panama City and the district of Pedasí, in the province of Los Santos, with a frequency of 3 weekly flights (Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday) round trip. For these flights, […]