Panama is developing a new sustainable tourism circuit that, once approved, will celebrate the unique cultural and natural heritages of its Indigenous peoples. Panama Indígena, or Indigenous Panama, will shine a light on the country’s pre-Columbian cultures as well as its seven living Indigenous peoples – Bribrí, Naso Tjerdi, Ngäbé, Buglé, Guna, Wounaan and Emberá […]
Countries continue to reopen to U.S. travelers, including several Caribbean and Central American destinations within a four-hour flight of the United States: Costa Rica, Panama and Grenada. For more TPG news and deals delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter here. We’ve published multiple reopening guides for these destinations in recent weeks, and these […]
After a weekend shower of complaints from business groups over inconsistencies in re-opening rules, President Cortizo, said Monday that he has asked the Health team that handles the Covid-19 to analyze the issue of the reopening of the beaches and the Sunday quarantine. “If tourism is opening up, domestic flights, international flights, logic tells you: […]
I watched this Netflix documentary and it nearly scared the hell out of me. the one take away I got that stuck in my mind was when Tim Kendall, the former Facebook executive feels Big Tech is a threat to democracy that could eventually lead to a civil war in America. Click here for the videos How social media […]
The need for a sustainable supply of water at the Panama Canal has been a top priority since the Canal experienced its fifth driest year in 70 years in 2019. Since then, the Canal implemented a freshwater fee, extended water conservation measures, and made changes to its booking system. As a result of these actions, […]
In a year of global pandemic and economic slowdown, Panama Canal secures uninterrupted service thanks to prompt water and health measures The Panama Canal closed its 2020 fiscal year with an annual tonnage of 475.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), thanks in part to the safe environment and uninterrupted service maintained for its clients and […]
On this International Day of the Girl, Young Leader Carolina Joly shares the reasons that prompted her to develop “Move to improve”, a project aimed at empowering women in her home country Panama, and explains how she kept the project running despite the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the focus areas of the 2020 International […]
In 2014, Le Sueur-based Cambria learned the people of David, Panama were in desperate need of an emergency management vehicle. Cambria soon purchased a 1980 fire truck through the Matter organization based in MSP (matter.ngo), refurbished the vehicle and then sent it to David just a year later. In the five years since, the truck […]
The transport technology platform Cabify, has announced that it will stop operating in the Panamanian market on November 8. Cabify was founded in 2011 in Madrid and arrived in Panama in 2016. It will continue to operate in 86 other Latin American countries. Source: Newsroom Panama
As part of the process of economic reactivation, starting October 12, Panama will be allowed to reopen swimming pools, cinemas, theaters, museums, galleries, hotels, casinos and tourist sites with closed structures, at 50% of their capacity. The National Government issued Executive Decree No. 1142 of October 7, 2020 in the Official Gazette, which authorizes the […]