Marriott has debuted its first-ever Residence Inn hotel in Panama City, Panama, Caribbean Journal has learned. The hotel has 144 suites set across 12 floors in the Punta Pacitica area of the capital. The property has a lobby bar, daily hot breakfast, a convenience store, an infinity pool and amenities like free Wi-Fi. “We continue […]
The unit is located in The PH Coronado Golf tower which has 33 levels, a luxurious lobby and foyer with 3 high speed elevators plus a service elevator. The complex has 2 pools, spas, 24-hour security and electronic access control. It has two beautiful social areas, one located in the top two floors of the building, […]
Latin American development bank CAF has approved a US$350mn loan for digital transformation in Panama. The country is implementing a program to eliminate the digital divide and transform the public and private sectors, CAF said in a statement, adding that the loan was approved by the board on Tuesday. Measures to be financed include the implementation of […]
Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Gerardo Gomez-Lubo, a/k/a Francisco Niño (42, Colombia), with conspiracy to distribute large amounts of cocaine knowing and intending it to be imported into the United States. If convicted on all counts, Gerardo Gomez-Lubo faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. According to […]
When you think of Panama and especially when you think of Panama City, strawberries might not be the first thing that come to your mind. Yet, if it’s up to the team of Ag Incotech, they will become so in the near future. The company, a developer and operator of large-scale agricultural projects, recently announced […]
he COVID-19 pandemic creates challenges for companies that want to export high-quality fruit. At the same time, it has made the healthy living trend more important to European consumers. This means that healthy tropical fruits are high in demand for the European market. Sweet and flavourful papaya from Panama Based in the western part of […]
It is not new that a brand tries to join a social movement, but that, due to the execution, the result is not what they expected. Within the framework of International Women’s Day, the Panama footwear brand launched its “feminist” line. However, the image and texts published on social networks unleashed several comments and criticisms. […]
Whenever anyone asks me how long I’ve been with Ernst & Young LLP, I’m always tempted to answer, “Since I was 14.” While that response isn’t 100 percent accurate, there’s more than a little truth behind it. My history with EY dates back to my days as a high school student at Norman Thomas High […]
Will Javier Caraballo the new attorney general be around long enough to oversee the fruition of the scores of criminal investigations of high-profile figures including two former presidents and their courtesans? Hopes run high but they always do when we accept false promises. From 1995 to 2021, in 26 years, Panama has had eight […]
The new embassy headquarters on Saturday inaugurated in the sisterly country of Panama, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of proclamation of the Saharawi Republic. The event took place in the presence of a number of officials of the ministry of foreign affairs of Panama. In a meeting on the sidelines of the inauguration […]