The Panama Canal is to soon celebrate another milestone in its long history, with the imminent completion of the what will be the longest concrete four-lane cable-stayed structure in the world. With a 1750-foot (530-meter) central span, the Atlantic Bridge will connect the banks of the canal’s Atlantic Ocean entrance when it opens in early […]
One of President Varela’s favorite restaurants is at The Panamonte Hotel where we were enjoying cocktails by the fire last week As we had a bit of a problem with the road construction here that he solved two weeks ago, I wanted to thank him for supporting Boquete which I did.
My friend Harreson Mayer just released his first album and he has come a long way from deciding to learn to play the guitar to executing great music. Congrats to our home town guy!! Here is a link to his album
Terminal 2, whose opening is scheduled for next year, promises to improve conditions at the Panamanian airport, making it competitive with other hubs in Latin America. The new Terminal 2, which is 92% complete, will have capacity to serve aircraft in 20 contact doors and 8 remote locations, taxiways, parking platform and aircraft circulation, adding […]
Panama is carrying out studies for potential oil exploration, hoping that recently discovered oil fields in neighboring Colombia close to Panama’s border could extend into Panama. Panama is 100-percent dependent on crude oil and refined oil products imports, although it is home to one of the most crucial shipping lanes in the world, the Panama […]
Motta Internacional has won one of the two highly sought-after duty-free concessions at Panama Tocumen International Airport’s Terminal Two. The 10-year contract win will see Motta company Attenza Duty Free further expand its footprint in travel-retail in the region. Attenza will operate a multi-category duty-free store across 1,452sqm of retail space at the expanded Panamanian […]
“I can almost remember how I felt coming out of seminary and getting my first call. I could not have foreseen what would have come after that. It has been a pretty incredible journey.” That was an observation by retiring Pastor Linda Motley last week, as she reflected on her 28 years in the ministry. […]
Here is a great video tour of housing options in Bocas del Toro
In the first semester, the fiscal deficit of the non-financial public sector was 1.6% of GDP, registering an increase of almost $1 billion with respect to the same period in 2017. From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy: The results of the Fiscal Balance of the Non-Financial Public Sector (SPNF), corresponding to the […]
A look inside the U.S. Navy’s floating hospital, the USNS Comfort, when the ship offered aid to Nicaragua in 2007. By Ricardo López See the video here U.S. Navy hospital ship to comfort Venezuelan migrants Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday he would dispatch a U.S. Navy hospital ship to the Colombian coast to help […]