At the request of the private sector, selection of the management company for the convention center will be done directly and not through a tender. The National Tourism Council (CNT) is the institution that will select the company that will be in charge of managing the convention center that is under construction in the Amador […]
Having just returned from our cruise at the Port of Colon, I can say that the new port location on Amador will give Panama a huge edge on the WOW factor upon passengers arriving to the City. I am afraid the Colon will always remain the same no matter how many parks they try to […]
Wow, we had a great week off on our cruise from the Port of Colon in Panama to Cartagena, then to Curucao and on to Bonaire and Aruba. Before we left, we toured the Bio Museo in Panama City as we had never visited it before and I must say, it was worth the trip. Our […]
Carolyn Kenney and John Norris report in Center for American Progress of Trump’s conflicts of interest here in Panama. Legal trouble in Panama In 2006, Donald Trump signed a contract with developer Roger Khafif to develop a $400 million Trump-branded club called Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower Panama, which includes a 70-story hotel, […]
Ricardo Martinelli, who ruled Panama from 2009 to 2014 but fled to Florida in 2015 facing multiple corruption charges, was arrested on Monday night by U.S. Marshals at his home in Coral Gables. The Central American country sent a extradition request to the U.S. last fall. As Fast Company‘s Anna Lenzer reported in March, […]
Stratfor Worldview put out this interesting article on Colombia. I find this country fascinating and ripe for expansion and future investment. Colombia is located at the strategic meeting point of Central and South America. The country shares a land border with Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador, and has coasts on both the Pacific Ocean […]
Bringing healthy thoughts and healthy bodies to Panama City, Dr. Marilyn Shore and 49 other chiropractors from around the globe helped stretch and adjust 49,000 individuals in just five days. Going all over the city, the chiropractors set out in groups of ten to help those throughout the city. Adjusting from infants to the […]
OOCL France, the largest ship to use the waterway, transits the Expanded Panama Canal, May 25, 2017. Photo: ACP/Edelman The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has published a proposal for modifications to its current toll structure that it says will allow the waterway to continue providing competitive service to customers. The proposal signals the beginning of […]
In an unstable exchange market, lack of transparency in the rules on intervention by the Central Bank of Costa Rica increases uncertainty and drives investors towards the safest currency. The rise in the price of the dollar in Costa Rica is a negative factor for some sectors and positive for others, but generally negative for […]
Arguing that the labeling does not really reflect the content of the product, the Panamanian government has suspended the entry of evaporated milk from the Pura Vida brand, from Grupo Gloria from Peru. The decision was taken by the Panamanian Food Authority (Aupsa) after the National Association of Cattlemen reported that the market was trading […]