A criminal network which used creative methods, including hiring legitimate jewelers, to help smuggle gold into Panama and launder proceeds back in Colombia has been brought down, underscoring the rising importance of this illegal gold trafficking route. On August 22, Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office announced the takedown of a prolific gold smuggling ring. The criminal network obtained […]
Upon taking over as the Administrator of the Panama Canal in September 2012, the future appeared to be full of challenges. I was just the third Panamanian to lead the waterway, tasked with navigating the organization through a shifting industry and uncertain global economy. We were also mid-way through our Expansion Program, the largest enhancement […]
Morgan Freeman and Frank Grillo are starring in the action movie “Panama” with Daniel Adams directing from a script he co-wrote with William R. Barber. Highland Film Group will handle worldwide sales, which will launch at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. “Panama” will be produced by Michelle Chydzik Sowa and Michelle Reihel, with Barber also […]
WATCH. SHARE. RAISE AWARENESS. Our Fragile Planet is the Only One We’ve Got.. Let’s take care of it! We are all connected. Farmer or president, engineer or plumber, we share the same home — this single, living planet. It’s the only home we have and it’s in dire need of attention. If we don’t make […]
Years of unchecked logging laid waste to two-thirds of Costa Rica’s tree canopy, leaving its tropical rainforests facing an uncertain future. But the trees have returned and the resurrected forests support a thriving eco-tourism industry. Towards the middle of the 20th century, indigenous woodland – predominantly tropical rainforest – covered all but a quarter of […]
Five months after the regulations for the creation of the Single Window of Procedures for the Colon Free Zone were approved in Panama, businessmen are asking for their implementation to be accelerated. At the beginning of April, it was reported that the Board of Directors of the Colon Free Zone (ZLC) approved the resolution regulating […]
Panama is looking to strengthen security through transatlantic alliance with U.S private sector, and with that renewed strength to fight transnational crime activities “I’m also honored to be joined by an extraordinary list of Speakers at the Security World Summit in Miami; we believe that under this Summit, we’ve taken decisive action to strengthen Panama’ […]
The most important change proposed by the authorities is to make exceptions to the health registration of pharmaceutical products in situations of critical shortage. After receiving the approval from the Cabinet Council, it is expected that next week, the Minister of Health, Rosario Turner Montenegro, will present before the National Assembly the Draft Law, which […]
Metro de Panamá awarded AES Panama, S.A. the contract to supply energy and meters, in the form of a Large Passive Customer of the Wholesale Electricity Market, for a 60-month period. The companies that submitted their bids in the tender were AES Panamá, S.A. with a proposal of 0.06 per kilowatt-hour, Enel Fortuna S.A. with […]
Arturo Montenegro’s fourth film depicts a family dealing with a transgender father coming out Panama is the first Latin American country to announce its candidate for the Oscars’ international feature film category: Arturo Montenegro’s family drama Everybody Changes. Starring Gaby Gnazzo, Andrea Pérez Meana, Susan Elizabeth Castillo, Mónica Lola Díaz and José Manuel Arispe and […]