It is with great honor that we announce our donations to the following organizations. We have been blessed with a good year in business and it is time to put a little back into what we see as good causes here in our community. My partner Rolando Miranda and I look forward to our continued […]
Many factors have lead to the recent and rapid development of Panama with the expansion of the Panama Canal, the real estate boom in the City, and the expansion of Panama as a healthy international banking center and luxury beachfront hotel development but the one commanding feature that has provided for all of this is the […]
I can remember when I first came to Panama and here up in the highlands of Boquete where I first tasted an exotic coffee variety called geisha. WOW, that taste cannot be replicated and is as different as drinking tea, in fact it has a lightness of tea but an aroma that will never leave […]
Photos by Wendy Reaman Here is an update on the reconstruction of the new International Airport being built in Rio Hato that appeared in the Panama News. This is a huge game changer for Panama and the area of the Gold Coast. As I have said in the past, there are thousands of rooms in […]
I have always wanted to try this. The ultimate drop zone has go to be Dubai. See the vid above. For part 2 that was filmed this year click here It was nice to see an older guy in Part 2. Maybe I will try this sport after all but here in Panama at Nitro […]
The growth in Latin America is mirrored by the growth of the regions airlines from Copa which is our airline in Panama to LATAM Airlines that became the world’s largest airline last week. Here is a Wall Street Journal article covering the subject. Commentary: Latin American airlines offer good investment opportunities MIAMI (MarketWatch) — I […]
…because it may break. In Panama, political tensions and too much public spending designed to speed up development may compromise this brilliant moment for the canal country. This is a great editorial from Prensa that tells a balanced view of the economy here in Panama. We have experienced the threat to businesses of political instability […]
As I hear that this is happening more and more, I thought that it might be worthwhile to warn some of my readers who fly through Houston to get to Panama. It seems that this has now become standard operating procedure at the airport there. This in from a friend who told me of his […]
I have always said that one of the most important considerations to choosing a country to move to is the underlying economy and its fiscal governance. While most countries around the world are seeing their debt downgraded, Panama continues to improve its rating . The rating agency Standard & Poor’s has upgraded the Republic of […]
Well, it looks like we are finally going to see the plans for the new convention center become a reality. New location, but a better one in my opinion. Days after the government announced its intention to sell the Atlapa Convention Center, it has announced a tender for January, for the design and construction of […]