The La Niña climate phenomenon, which affects global temperatures and exacerbates droughts and floods, will probably continue for months and even until 2023, the United Nations (UN) warned yesterday, Friday. La Niña, which occurs in periods of between two and seven years, causes the large-scale cooling of surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial […]
In the coming days, the acquisition of Claro Panama by the company Cable & Wireless is expected to materialize, announced Betzalel Kenigsztein, CEO and general manager of +Móvil. “We already have everything ready, we are just waiting for the seal that we have the approval to acquire and move to control of the company. In […]
The President of Panama Laurentino Cortizo said on Monday that he has blood cancer, although the 69-year-old said he feels well and is in “good spirits.” In late May, Cortizo’s doctors detected “a decrease in hemoglobin and white blood cell count” during routine testing, the president said in a televised statement. Specialists recommended that a […]
On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, operations and commissioned passenger processing began within the new Terminal 2 of Tocumen International Airport. The Panamanian airline Copa Airlines is the first to operate from this new terminal 2. Passengers praised the new infrastructure. The former president of the Republic, Martín Torrijos, was the first Panamanian diplomat to leave […]
A Panamanian judge acquitted thirty-nine people in a money laundering case on Thursday. Among those acquitted were lawyers Jurgen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca, who were key figures in the Panama Papers case. Both Mossack and Fonseca have Panamanian citizenship. Mossack and Fonseca, faced charges of money laundering and creating offshore accounts that were used by […]
Selina – the fast-growing experience and hospitality brand aimed at Millennial and Gen Z travelers – continues its expansion plan in Panama with the inauguration of a new property in Boquete, the sixth in the entire country. The hotel in Boquete will have 60 rooms located among the cloudy mountains of the west of the […]
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will be launching its Starlink satellite Internet system in Panama, with the support and coordination of the National Authority for Government Innovation (AIG). Panama will become one of the few countries in the region to have this prestigious company and strategically positions us as a reference in innovation. The authorities […]
On a blazing February morning, the Indigenous Wounaan territorial monitoring coordinator, two forest technicians, and a local farmer climbed into the mountains outside the fishing and farming community of Majé, near Panama’s Pacific coast. As they crossed the river, the farmer stopped and pointed up at an anteater in a tree. It was unusual to […]
Panama President Laurentino Cortizo said he intends to immediately restart negotiations with China over a free trade agreement, after conversations were put on hold during the pandemic. “At this moment, we are planning to again begin negotiations with China for a trade agreement—now,” Cortizo said during an interview at Bloomberg’s New Economy Gateway Latin America […]
There are very few navigable roads on the islands of Bocas del Toro province, Panama. If one is adventurous enough to skip the bus tours, water taxis, or cab rides, an excellent option is to rent a motor scooter or ATV to explore the beaches and bluffs. Just off the main road that takes you through […]