One house = 20,000 bottles removed from littering the beach. What a cool idea. When Robert Bezeau moved from Montreal to Panama in 2009, one of the first things he noticed was the trash: the beaches surrounding the island where he lived were lined with plastic bottles. In a year and a half, working with […]
Panama presents a lot of opportunities for U.S. companies interested in investing in the nation’s rapidly growing economy, which has been averaging about 8.5% annual growth for the past several years. But companies looking to do business in Panama have to be aware of the potential pitfalls, says John Coronado, counselor for commercial affairs with […]
In 2015 Panama led the importation of footwear and related materials in the region, with $234 million, followed by Costa Rica, which imported $155 million, and in third place Guatemala, with $154 million. Data from the report Foreign Trade Office on Shoes, similar articles and related materials, prepared by Business Intelligence Unit at Centralamericadata.com shows that […]
President Varela announced that preparations are being made for the tender to build and equip a cultural and educational convention center in Chitre, with an investment of $37 million. From a statement issued by the Presidency of Panama: The President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela has announced the construction and equipping of a Integral […]
BBC reports of this artists situation of being stranded at sea and not on a cruise ship! When British artist Rebecca Moss was told over a ship’s breakfast one morning to sit down and brace herself for bad news, she wasn’t expecting to hear she was now stranded at sea. She was told by the […]
Robert S. Bright, the founder and CEO of Talson Solutions LLC, is proud that his company played a significant role over an eight-year stretch in the $5.2 billion expansion of the Panama Canal. Talson provided auditing and consulting services for the third set of locks to the Panama Canal Authority, which marked the opening of […]
This video brought back great memories of my youth and my friends that I grew up with in Korea. The closest that I got to Woodstock was seeing the movie in a theater. Yes, the days of free love and being a hippie!
The only countries in America where mobile phone prices are still regulated are El Salvador and Costa Rica. It is no coincidence that these countries are among the last in the rankings for speed of mobile internet services. EDITORIAL And it is no coincidence that these two countries also suffer from the existence of the […]
Roadworks, a school, a transport terminal and a gas service station are some the projects for which environmental impact studies were presented in June 2016. The report “Construction Projects in Panama“, prepared by the Business Intelligence unit at CentralAmericaData.com, provides an up to date list of major construction projects for which studies environmental impact assessment (EIA) were submitted […]
This is a great story and video of the construction and the controversy of the multi-billion dollar venture to modernize the Panama Canal that was put together by TechNow. Click on the pic above to see the video. Panama is one of Latin America’s most diverse landscapes, with riches and luxury alongside drastic poverty. The […]