Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela is trying to help those Cubans who escape from Cuba find temporary refuge along the Panama -Cost Rica border by building temporary shelters and allowing only Cuban refugees into local hotels while on their way to the United States. Under the Cuban Adjustment Act, Cuban refugees are able to gain […]
In the middle of Panama’s massive Gatun Lake lies Barro Colorado Island, a rainforest preserve and research center owned by the Smithsonian Institution. But the island isn’t natural, and the reservoir it sits on is the main passage of the Panama Canal. Every time a ship passes through the Panama Canal, Gatun Lake flushes 52 […]
While Costa Rica still has not defined a legal scheme to regulate the mode of transport offered by Uber, in El Salvador the company has started operations with the government´s approval. The technology company that offers a private transportation network started operating in San Salvador on May 9, with the backing of the Sánchez Cerén administration. See “Taxis […]
As if we do not have higher standards than even the US, we are being told we now need to do more. Panama needs to require greater due diligence from financial and banking institution to tackle tax fraud in the wake of the Panama Papers scandal, a United Nations official has said. “The main component […]
The government has lifted the disqualification of sanitary records on processed meat products from Brazil, which had been in force since March 23 of this year. From a statement issued by the Panamanian Food Safety Authority: The Panamanian Food Safety Authority (AUPSA) has lifted the disqualification of sanitary records of processed meat products from Brazil for not being related to the […]
The Salish Raven, the third of three Salish-class vessels built in Poland for B.C. Ferries, is on its way across the Atlantic Ocean following a stop off Spain in the Canary Islands. After taking on fuel and provisions there, the Salish Raven is about two weeks from Panama, depending on weather, where it will transit the […]
Following the release of our new $1 Balboa is our new quarter. Late in 2016 the nation began circulating a quarter-balboa coin struck by the Royal Canadian Mint and featuring color on the obverse. Inside a colorized circle a pair of workers dig on the canal. Massive steam shovels and their gear teeth also appear […]
AES and Engie have agreed to create a joint venture to market and sell liquefied natural gas to third parties in Central America. The new company will use infrastructure of the Costa Norte LNG Terminal, which is currently under construction in Colón, Panama, owned 50/50 by AES and Inversiones Bahia. The total capacity of Costa Norte LNG Terminal […]
The Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) and its new agency VML are introducing a new advertising campaign with a unique selling proposition for a country trying to attract visitors: the country isn’t set up well for tourists. The Central American country has few all-inclusive luxury resorts. The region doesn’t offer all-you-can-eat buffets. And Panama isn’t […]
This is an eye opening article posted by Mish Shedlock and one I follow up with by Stephen Hawkings. As I told my wife “when I am gone, I will miss 3 things, you, the kids and global warming!” For decades people have been predicting overpopulation would wipe out energy resources if not the […]