Chinese manufacturers and exporters of electric vehicles, including motorbikes, bicycles and even scooters, have made a strong showing at the 2023 Panama E-Mobility Expo, underscoring their interest in promoting electric vehicles here. Designed to spur the sector’s development, the expo, running from Feb 25 to 26 in Panama’s capital, also drew companies from Germany, Colombia, […]
The governments of Panama and Colombia have planned to build binational posts in the Caribbean and the Pacific. There would be two more to the three already existing in the Darién jungle. The objective of the two new binational posts is to reinforce and create a barrier to block mobility corridors. The Minister of Security […]
According to Konzerta’s Balance 2022 and 2023 expectations survey of Human Resources specialists, 77% of companies in Panama plan to hire new staff during 2023, a number above the region’s average of 63%. Panama and Peru are among the countries that plan to hire new talent by the highest percentage in 2023 with 77%, followed […]
Latin American development bank – will strengthen its presence in Panama as a regional hub to serve its member countries with the construction of a building in the Obarrio area in Panama City. On an area of 3,201 m2, a sustainable structure will be built that has a design that will prioritize the creation of […]
Panama continues to consolidate itself as a destination for the film industry, and this time the worldwide entertainment platform Netflix, premiered the new season of the reality TV program Perfect Match, whose executives chose the beaches of Panama for filming. On this occasion, the filming of the reality show generated more than 50 jobs for […]
In less than six months, two Panamanians allegedly linked to the drug business, have fallen into operations carried out in Dubai and Spain, in the latter the arrest being arrested is Jaime Powell Rodríguez, alias ‘Yunya’, who is also wanted by the Panamanian authorities for the alleged commission of crimes of document forgery and gangism. […]
The restoration of the Forts of San Jerónimo and San Lorenzo, in addition to the construction of a visitor center, are some of the projects under development to underpin “the great cultural and tourist potential” of the Fortifications of the Caribbean Coast of Panama, a World Heritage Site since 1980. These strong, magnificent prototypes of […]
At midnight on Ash Wednesday, alarms were activated: Smoke was coming from inside one of the busiest commercial premises in the David district, Chiriquí province. Security agents who guarded other commercial premises, heard the repeated beep and alerted firefighters: “the City Mall burns.” The noise of the sirens of the firefighters’ cars foreshadowed a large-scale […]
The Government of Panama accelerates the strategy for electric mobility as part of the Energy Transition Agenda, in order to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (in particular SDG 7) and the Paris Agreement. And less than a month after the entry into force of Law No. 295 of Monday, April 25, 2022, which […]
In anticipation for the 2023 Boquete’s Jazz and Blues festival held in March, the past Thursday was the elegant Black and White Dinner Party with live music and delicious food prepared by renowned chef Charlie Collins known for his innovative and inventive cuisine prepared a gourmet three course meal at the Panamonte Hotel. The festival’s […]