The Editors at World Political Review discuss challenges ahead. Laurentino Cortizo, a veteran politician and former agriculture minister, narrowly won Panama’s presidential election earlier this month. Cortizo had focused his campaign on cleaning up the Central American nation’s image after a series of high-profile corruption scandals. But given the entrenched patronage networks and weak institutions […]
Mary Nicklin writes in Luxury Travel Advisor of the long awaited opening of the new Isla Secas resort. Panama’s Pacific coast is home to an archipelago of 14 volcanic islands known as the Islas Secas. In the shimmering waters of the Gulf of Chiriquí, 20 miles off the coast of the mainland (or 33 nautical miles […]
This is perhaps one of the best pieces I have read from Lori Borgman and is fitting for this Memorial Day. May 20, 2019 by Lori Borgman There was only one time that I saw my mother-in-law cry. She was a dichotomy, a woman who loved unconditionally and a tough cookie. She was a nurse […]
The Panama Metro tenders the supply of energy and gauges, in the figure of Large Passive Customer of the Wholesale Electricity Market, for a period of 60 months. Panama Government Purchase 2019-2-80-0-08-LP-002308: “Metro de Panamá S.A. (MPSA) has detected that it can achieve significant savings in the line of expenditure for consumption of electricity purchased […]
In the 2018-2019 agricultural cycle, industrial tomato production in the region of Azuero was 6,500 tons, 8% more than in the previous period, mainly because of more favorable weather conditions. Figures from the Association of Industrial Tomato Producers specify that between the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 agricultural cycle, a 500-ton increase in fruit production was reported, […]
In Panama, the Municipality of Baru tenders the construction of the Paso Canoas drinking water plant, in the province of Chiriqui. Panama Government Purchase 2019-5-26-0-04-LV-001254: “The Contractor will design the necessary works for the construction of the improvements to the Water Treatment Plant of Paso Canoas, in the district of Progreso, district of Barú, Province […]
In the footwear import business, it is estimated that Payless, Shoesource and Sportline America represent around 10% of the market share. Data from the “Corporate System of Companies” platform, from the Trade Intelligence unit of CentralAmericaData provides details on the companies according to sector, main activity, volume and value of their imports, exports and other […]
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ONALD TRUMP’S administration is not famed for its adherence to highfalutin’ political principle, so John Bolton, the United States national security adviser, struck an unusual note when he claimed in a speech in Miami last month that the “Monroe doctrine is alive and well”. The reference to the 19th-century principle under which the United States […]
Panama City in Central America is a bustling city of 1.5 million people. It is a major financial hub as well as a popular tourist destination and fortunately the remains of the old Panama City , an area known as the Panamá Viejo, can still be seen and visited. Today it is a World Heritage […]