Panamanian authorities suspended the import of the product from the United States, after the FDA issued an alert for the alleged presence of the Escherichia coli bacteria in Romaine. From the statement of the Panamanian Food Safety Authority: November 21st, 2018. Based on the statement issued by the FDA on the afternoon of November 20th […]
A residential in Panama, an office building in Costa Rica and an apartment complex in Guatemala are part of the projects expected for the coming months in the region. The interactive system “Construction in Central America” from the Trade Intelligence Area of CentralAmericaData includes an updated list of public and private construction projects that are […]
Panama and Namibia have planned to publicly share information on their fishing fleet in their waters via the open-access mapping tool by Global Fishing Watch (GFW). Both nations say such a move would be crucial in improving transparency in fisheries management and protecting their oceans. GFW’s mapping platform provides both general data for the public […]
Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli answers journalists questions as he raises his handcuffed hands, holding a book, while escorted by police to a hearing at the Supreme Court in Panama City, Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. Martinelli, who was president from 2009 to 2014, is accused of embezzlement and illegally monitoring phone calls and other communications. […]
The two sons of jailed former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli have been arrested in Miami and face extradition back home on money-laundering charges, Panama’s attorney general said on Wednesday. Attorney General Kenia Porcell told local television that Martinelli’s sons, Luis Enrique Martinelli and Ricardo Martinelli, had been arrested, but said he was awaiting further details. […]
The beautiful beaches of Panama attract locals and visitors. On Friday afternoons there is an exodus from Panama City as residents drive across the Bridge of the Americas and then west on the Pan-American Highway and head for the beach. Most people leaving Panama City for a regular weekend escape are destined for the City […]
Led by the Government of Panama, a new initiative joins global efforts to achieve higher levels of efficiency in delivering humanitarian assistance. Panama’s new Regional Logistics Centre for Humanitarian Assistance, or ‘Humanitarian Hub,’ was officially inaugurated this week by Panama’s President Juan Carlos Varela, at a ceremony also attended by Vice-President and Chancellor Isabel de […]
The Vatican is confirming Pope Francis will travel to Panama in January for the Catholic Church’s big youth rally, and says he’ll also spend time there with juvenile delinquents and people suffering from AIDS. History’s first Latin American pope will be making his first visit to Central America, though he has been to Mexico, Cuba […]
When Pope Francis visits Panama for World Youth Day in January, he will meet with young people not able to attend the festivities: some in jail and with some living with HIV. He also will dedicate the altar of Panama’s newly renovated 400-year-old cathedral, meet with bishops from Central America and have lunch with some […]
Seven dams generate almost half of Cambodia’s electricity. China built and paid for all of them. This one, near Cambodia’s southern coast, is about 360 feet tall. It is the fourth-largest by power output in the country. Sri Lanka borrowed more than $1 billion from China for this strategic deepwater port, but couldn’t repay the […]