Former Panama president Ricardo Martinelli will contest next year’s general election after topping the poll in his party’s primaries despite being jailed on corruption charges. Martinelli was one of the top-performing candidates in his right wing Cambio Democratico (Democratic Change) party, taking 44 percent of the votes in his constituency primary. “My greatest wish is […]
Representatives of governments, workers and employers from more than 35 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada and the United States are meeting for the first time in Panama on Tuesday to discuss the future of work. The 19th American Regional Meeting of the International Labor Organization (ILO), the first of its kind in Central […]
The Panama Canal reached a new milestone Monday after the successful transit of four liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships with a beam of up to 160 feet (49 metres) in a single day through the neopanamax Locks and with it broke the record set on 17 April 2018, when three LNG vessels transited through the […]
Trade between Cuba and Panama currently amounts to 300 million dollars, with 80 companies from this country located on the island, said the ambassador of Cuba in Panama, Miguel Antonio Pardo. At a recent meeting at the University of Panama, the diplomat said that in later years, the Cuban government has granted 3000 university […]
Millicom is acquiring a controlling 80 per cent stake in Cable Onda, the largest cable and fixed telecommunications services provider in Panama, Latin America’s fastest-growing economy. The transaction values 100 per cent of Cable Onda at an enterprise value of $1,460 million, with a cash consideration of approximately $1,002 million (subject to customary adjustments). The […]
Mia Taylor at Travel Pulse showcases some of Panama’s great places to eat. Being home to a world-famous canal can sometimes overshadow a country’s many other charms. The country in question, of course, is Panama, a destination that for decades now has been most well-known for the famous feat of human engineering cutting through its […]
The Panama Canal administration expects to receive approximately 234 cruise ships through the Panamax and Neopanamax locks during the upcoming 2018-2019 cruise season. The first transit will occur on October 5 with Seven Seas Mariner on a northbound transit travelling from the US West Coast to the US East Coast. ‘As the second full cruise […]
Jessica Ramesch at International Living tells the story of Fred and Renee Proctor who made Panama their forever dream home. Before Panama was a blip on their radar, Fred and Renee Proctor, originally from New York and Boston, lived a dream life. They spent 11 years sailing their charter boat, the Pepper, around St. John […]
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In Panama, the study, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Chiriquí Grande water treatment plant and supply networks are being put out to tender in the province of Bocas del Toro. Panama Government Purchase 2018-2-66-0-01-LV-014594: “The purpose of the tender is to select and contract a company that will carry out the project called […]