IPANDETEC, the leading digital rights organization in Panama, today released its second annual Who Defends Your Data” (¿Quién Defiende Tus Datos?) report assessing how well the country’s mobile phone and Internet service providers (ISPs) are protecting users’ communications data. While most companies received low scores, the report shows some ISPs making progress in a few […]
The Panama Canal Authority has raised daily transits to ease wait times of up to more than a week for LNG tankers currently passing through without a reservation. The delays observed in recent days for a small portion of vessels transiting the shortest route from the US Gulf Coast to East Asia are due to […]
Former Panama mayor and presidential candidate José Isabel Blandón the current president of the Panameñista Party announced Sunday that he will take legal action against Jaime Lasso, following his statements in the ‘Knockout’ column in La Prensa on Sunday. In the interview, Lasso, who is part of the investigations carried out by the Public Ministry […]
Panama has facilitated more than 11,000 crews changes between 19 March and 28 October this year. Crew change has been the biggest issues facing the shipping industry this year with some 400,000 seafarers left stranded either on vessels or ashore due to Covid-19 travel bans and restrictions. Panama is one location where international crew change […]
Panama has been heavily influenced by the United States, which is why people here are so interested in the U.S. presidential election. Our national history, starting with our separation from Colombia in 1903, is full of U.S. involvement. Panama has always been an important country to the United States due to its geographical position that […]
Scientists are working to improve the forecasting of heavy rains in Panama following several events over the past decade that caused substantial flooding and damage. December 2010 was the wettest month on record in Panama. So much rain fell so quickly that flooding was widespread across the country. One storm on 7–8 December of that […]
The long-awaited prosecutorial hearing of the Odebrecht case will appear in the courts in December said Panama Attorney General Eduardo Ulloa, on TVN on Sunday Some 102 individuals have been investigated but legal maneuvers have enabled some high profile figures to dodge the bullet and others like former President Ricardo Martinelli have an army of […]
The Panamanian government on Saturday reopened beaches to tourists after they had been closed for seven months to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The move comes despite the fact that the country has the highest number of COVID-19 infections in Central America. “Wow! I haven’t come to the beach since February, and it’s wonderful […]
The governments of Guyana and Panama say they are looking into establishing hemp sectors, as the number of countries exploring the crop in Latin American continues to quickly expand. Developments in both countries were announced this month. Guyana’s government is reviewing feasibility studies, and has discussed hemp trials. In Panama, government representatives and deputies in […]
This is a great video done by a videographer who came to Panama and got stuck due to Covid and decided to take advantage of the opportunity and check out more about Panama. This is one of a series he has done while here. Check out “Welcome to Bocas del Toro” Stay Safe!!