In Panama, the National Assembly approved extending until June 30, 2019, the deadline for taxpayers to pay the real estate tax, free of interest and surcharges. The meeting provided a two-way tool by allowing taxpayers a more convenient period to catch up with their debts and the General Revenue Directorate to make the relevant collections […]
A total of 4,507 Panamanians registered to vote in advance, modality that can be used only for the office of president of the country. According to the Electoral Tribunal, apply for this suffrage members of the Public Force, the Fire Department, the National Civil Protection System, the Panamanian Red Cross. Also will be able […]
Reuters recently reported that the 28 member states of the European Union all backed a decision on Thursday to reject a proposal from the EU executive to add Saudi Arabia and Panama to a blacklist of countries suspected of being lax on terrorist financing and money laundering. EU states said in a statement the unanimous […]
By T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose and Robert Faturechi (ProPublica) A little after 1:30 a.m. on June 17, 2017, Alexander Vaughan tumbled from his bunk onto the floor of his sleeping quarters on board the Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald. The shock of cold, salty water snapped him awake. He struggled to his feet and felt a […]
The bottom line is that the increased costs to our foreign financial systems due to some BS agency in the EU is passed on to the consumers. The inclusion of Panama in the list of high-risk countries with strategic deficiencies in the battle against money laundering and terrorism would increase the operating costs of foreign […]
Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $3.50, Nicaragua $3.36, Honduras $3.24, El Salvador $2.82, Guatemala $2.82 and Panama $2.63. My friend recently visited Belize where gas is $5.50 per gallon. Same in most Caribbean Islands. The increase in fuel prices for this fortnight is because of production factors, according to the latest report […]
In Panama, the study, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the improvements to the components of the aqueduct in Isla Colón, in Bocas del Toro, are tendered. Panama Government Purchase 2019-2-66-0-01-LP-014765: “The project will be developed in Isla Colón, Province of Bocas del Toro. The necessary studies will be carried out to determine the future […]
You have got to watch this wonderful Toby Keith and Clint Eastwood Video. It truly expresses the joy of living no matter how old you get, a subject that I relate to. Thanks and a hat tip to Gilberto Young!
Elena Prado-Ragan writes of her adventures of bird study here in Panama. My name is Elena Prado-Ragan, and I am a bird nerd. I often get asked to name my favorite bird, a question I can never answer. Between bee hummingbirds weighing the same as large paper clips, ostriches taller than Michael Jordan, puzzle solving […]
Earlier this month, officials representing Iowa’s agriculture industry participated in a trade mission to the Latin American nations of Colombia and Panama. Bill Tentinger of Le Mars was among those trade team participants. Tentinger has been on several previous trade missions to nations such as Japan, China, Mexico and the Phillipines. He says he was […]