Global power generation utility owner AES is acquiring the remaining half of its liquefied natural gas power plant operation in Panama. The Virginia-based AES acquired 49.9 percent of AES Colón from Panamanian partner Inversiones Bahia Ltd. This gives the utility owner full control of the 381-MW LNG-fired plant and adjacent 180,000-cubic-meter storage and regasification facility. “This transaction […]
Unvaccinated U.S. travelers entering Panama must quarantine upon arrival. See the video here The Central American country added the U.S. to its list of “high-risk countries” on Thursday, a designation that makes entry for the unvaccinated more difficult through a mandatory 72-hour quarantine for travelers who can’t show proof of vaccination. Unvaccinated tourists must reserve and pay for the […]
The saga of enslaved peoples remains a complicated history. But a new book has made it even more complicated. “I argue that this is really the first successful example of enslaved resistance in the Americas,” said Robert Schwaller, associate professor of history at the University of Kansas. His book titled “African Maroons in Sixteenth-Century Panama: A […]
The bill will allow Panama to become the choice jurisdiction for companies seeking to issue any type of asset. Crypto adoption is the new trend in South and Central American countries as they believe it holds a lot of financial and economic sense and potential for their citizens. While El Salvador has been able to actualize its aim […]
As Panama struggles to contain an ever-growing flow of cocaine, a recent operation has revealed the extent to which officials are involved in facilitating the drug trade. A series of raids, carried out in early September, led to 27 people being detained on charges of trafficking drugs to Europe and the United States. This operation was carried […]
Central America’s bitcoin adoption is on the rise, with Panama the latest country to flock toward cryptocurrencies. The development has unfolded on the very same day that El Salvador officially accepts bitcoin as legal tender. Now the Republic of Panama is moving in the same direction but is putting its own personal touch on the roll-out by […]
The Americans commemorated this Saturday the 20th anniversary of the attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The Meritorious Fire Department of Panama paid tribute to the 343 New York firefighters who died in the attacks on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. After the lighting of candles, by Colonel Abdiel Solís Pérez, […]
Located at the isthmus of Central America, Panama is known for the Panama Canal, Geisha coffee, and tropical fruits like pineapple and banana. On June 13, 2017, China established diplomatic relations with Panama, a country then little known to most Chinese but went on to impress the Chinese with its many delicacies. Pineapple is a […]
One of the more interesting trips I have made is through the Panama Canal. My understanding is that such a trip can be quite expensive, but I was able to hitch a free ride with my fellow researcher from Wittenberg University a few decades ago. It was made possible via a missionary’s son who lived […]
Air advisors from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron spread out chain-link fence Aug. 1, 2021, at Escuela Playa Leona in Playa Leona, Panama. MSAS members donated building materials, repaired more than 900 square feet of chain-link fencing, and removed 400 pounds of trash, debris, and vegetation on the school’s property. (U.S. Air Force photo) […]