In pre-Columbian times, the white-tailed deer was among the most abundant and frequently consumed mammals in Panama. It was also an icon, represented on thousands of clay vessels. Through an analysis of deer remains in refuse piles at the Sitio Sierra archaeological site, researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) discovered signs of “feasting […]
A Panama flag flies on the stern of the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized earlier this month by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain July 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jon […]
A staff team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Alejandro Santos, visited Panama during July 17-23, 2019, invited by the Panamanian authorities. At the end of the visit Santos issued the following statement. “While Panama remains among the most dynamic economies in Latin America, the economic recovery has been slower than anticipated. Real […]
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has increased the permitted draft of vessels passing through the waterway by 1 foot to 45 feet.
Newsroom Panama reports of a recall that affects us even here in Panama. Time to continue making your own, cheaper and better it is! A batch of dips from the United States has been withdrawn from the Panamanian market by The Food Safety Authority (Aupsa) following an alert from the Food and Drug Administration of […]
Panamanian authorities said on Saturday (July 27) they have seized nearly four tonnes of cocaine after patrolling and intercepting a speedboat via air and sea along the northern perimeter of Isla Grande in the province of Colon. See the Reuters Video Here
Laureate Education Inc. has a deal to sell a higher education institution in Panama for a tentative price of $86.75 million. The Baltimore-headquartered network of degree-granting schools said Monday it had agreed to sell Universidad Interamericana de Panamá to Universal Knowledge Systems Inc. and Global Education Services Inc. The Panamanian school joined the Laureate International Universities network […]
Jason Pena at The Center for Immigration Studies reports on how Panama is handling the surge of illegal immigrants crossing it’s borders bound for the US. The National Migration Service (SNM) of Panama recently reported the country’s latest deportation data. The Nicaraguan news website El Nuevo Diario reported, the removal of 531 Nicaraguan migrants from […]
The Panama Canal, which connects the Pacific Ocean with the Caribbean Sea, will work alongside UN Environment to accelerate its sustainable environmental management efforts. Climate change threatens the water availability of the Panama Canal watershed, which nourishes more than half of the country’s population. Panama City, Panama – The Panama Canal and UN Environment signed […]