This week Fort Sam Houston is playing host to Panamax, an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multinational exercise focused on maintaining the stability of the Panama Canal region. 26 countries are taking part. The Panama Canal is one of the most strategically important pieces of infrastructure in the world. Six percent of the world’s […]
Boquete had it’s own Circus performance earlier this month and it was great, including the prerequisite cotton candy! John Hampton, our videographer at large captured a lot of the great moments. This is the first time we have had an international group perform in Boquete and I look forward to their return next year.
As a fan of Anthony Bourdain, I often finds myself flipping through Roads and Kingdoms where he is an Editor-At-Large. This week, Mangos caught my eye and I read this great article by Harsh Mehta called The Quest for the Mango Knows No Borders. Mangos are one of my favorite fruits here in Panama […]
As I am often asked about how to immigrate to Panama, I thought that I would let you know of our personal experiences here. Last week we picked up Susie’s E Cedula which provides for permanent residency here in Panama. 10 years ago we got her a pensionado visa which was a paper document laminated […]
Panama stands to gain from continued engagement on a range of trade issues now being discussed at the WTO, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said during his visit to the isthmus nation on 2 August. WTO members are now considering how to make progress in areas where Panama has played an active role, most notably services, […]
Italy’s top utility Enel (ENEI.MI) is working with Morgan Stanley to sell its Fortuna hydroelectric plant in Panama as part of broader disposal plans, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The process recently kicked off, the sources said, with Enel inviting possible bidders to submit indicative offers for the business, which […]
Did former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli break the law when he directed an alleged spying mission against his political enemies? Or is he merely a victim of the current Panamanian president’s effort to bring him back from Miami to his homeland to face criminal charges? A Miami federal judge who has already denied Martinell’s […]
A former Mexican state governor from President Enrique Pena Nieto’s Institutional Revolutionary Party will remain jailed in Panama until he is extradited to his home country where he is wanted on corruption charges, a Panamanian judge said on Wednesday. Roberto Borge, who was governor until last year of the state of Quintana Roo, the […]
Brazilian construction company Odebrecht has agreed to pay Panama a $220 million fine and provide information about Panamanians who received bribes, prosecutors said Tuesday. Chief prosecutor Kenia Porcell said the payment is part of a deal reached July 26. Porcell said 24 Panamanians and 13 Brazilians may face charges. She didn’t name them, but two […]
As reported in Reuters, the head of the Panama Canal Authority said on Monday a Miami-based arbitration board rejected a demand by Spanish-led GUPC consortium for $192.8 million to cover cost overruns during the building of a third set of locks for the century-old waterway. GUPC or Grupo Unidos por el Canal includes Sacyr SA […]