The 21-kilometre-long line has been in operation since April 2019, during which time Alstom has already been providing maintenance services. The new contract includes maintenance of 21 Alstom Metropolis trains, covering the overhaul of the bogies, brake systems, coupling systems and pantographs. Alstom will also oversee the maintenance of the Urbalis communications-based train control (CBTC) […]
The president of AES Panama, Miguel Bolinaga, said that the work is going “at a good pace” A large natural gas-based electric generator with an investment of 1.1 billion will start testing at the end of 2023, the project managers, AES Panama and InterEnergy Group, reported on Wednesday. The Gatún Generator project, located on Telfers […]
This agreement was signed by the Minister of Mici, the director of Ampyme and the general administrator of the ATP. With a view to generating a public-private partnership to empower entrepreneurs and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of Panama, the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (Mici), the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Authority (Ampyme) […]
The measure is a priority to protect the quantity and quality of groundwater. The cost of the project is $1.7 million and three companies are interested in providing the services. The project is intended for the whole country. Panama will carry out a study of exploration and evaluation of groundwater throughout the national territory. The […]
2,219 entrepreneurs have benefited from the support fund for the birth, growth and consolidation of small and medium-sized enterprises. Economists ask for an ‘objective’ measurement of the criteria and results of the program that gives entrepreneurs up to $2,000 non-refundable From January to June 2022, the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Authority (Ampyme) disbursed approximately […]
An alternative to the Panama Canal is being proposed by a Florida-based transportation and infrastructure company named Zergratran. The company is seeking to raise $75 mn in funding to provide this alternative route for shipping containers. The project, named Puerto Internacional Las Americas (PILA) will be an 80-mile tunnel with magnetic propulsion that will be […]
Panama previously announced an offer to purchase for cash its outstanding 4.000% Global Bonds due 2024 (the “Bonds“) in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in an aggregate Purchase Price that exceeds an amount determined by Panama in its sole discretion (the “Maximum Purchase Amount“), subject to the terms and conditions contained in […]
Two University of Panama students and their professor became the first Panamanian visitors to arrive on campus as part of the Mennonite College of Nursing’s Transcultural Nursing Experience Program. Undergraduate University of Panama nursing students Aida Garcia and George Garibaldi, along with Dr. Lucero de Estrada, a professor of nursing at the University of Panama, […]
An integrated border post between Costa Rica and Panama, at Paso Canoas, is becoming closer to reality as representatives of both governments report talks are moving forward. The objective is to have a one-stop border post for people, vehicles, and merchandise by mid-2023. These actions are part of the application of the “Framework Agreement to implement […]
Panama will have three new scanners, which will be installed in Divisa, Guabalá (province of Chiriquí) and in the cargo area of the Tocumen International Airport. The Minister of Public Security, Juan Manuel Pino, reported that the scanners were acquired through the Speed Joyeros S.A. funds, for a cost of $7.6 million. The head of […]