ADSI, a banking IT services and fraud protection provider operating in South America, the Caribbean and Central America, has selected real-time electronic payment and banking solutions provider ACI Worldwide to power fraud protection for its data center, according to a press release. ADSI supports 20 million financial transactions daily and provides fraud protection services to […]
Of the total volume traded on the stock market in the first quarter, 55% were in the primary market, 29% in the secondary and the remainder were repurchases. “The most traded instruments in the primary market were corporate bonds-notes and negotiable commercial securities for $338.9 million, followed by Bonds and Treasury Bills for $228.8 million,” […]
I do not know what to think of this other than WOW! Joe Quirk has been described as a “seavangelist”; in his work with The Seasteading Institute, he argues that new floating nation states, facilitated by the institute’s innovative technology, will revolutionize the world. Founded in 2008, with a philanthropic grant of $500,000 by PayPal […]
One country after another are approving this legislation including Argentina who is next. The Colombian government finally issued a decree, through the Ministry of Health, which regulates the production of medical marijuana, after the law that legalized this economic activity was approved in Congress on May 25th, 2016. The law required regulation by Congress that […]
Karina Martin reports in PanAm Post of yet another bribery scandal, this one involving the former Brazil President. Former president of the corruption-ridden construction company Odebrecht, Marcelo Odebrecht, confessed to paying US $4.15 million in cash to former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva between 2012 and 2013. According to information leaked by local media, former minister […]
Sabrina Martin reports in PanAm Post about the current situation with the stranded Cubans here in Panama. After Panama President Juan Carlos Varela threatened to close a shelter assisting Cuban immigrants, his administration announced it will be instead transferring them to a center on the Costa Rican border. According to the Panamanian Ministry of Security (Minseg), the […]
More good news as price controls seem to be working here in Panama. Reuters reports the latest numbers. Annual inflation in Panama cooled in March compared with February, as prices for transportation, food and beverages slid, official data showed on Wednesday. Inflation reached 1.5 percent in March, compared with a 1.9 percent annual rate in […]
We have sold Villa 137 and now present Villa 138 to the market. Villa 138 is even nicer with a loft upstairs that has a huge credenza and wide screen TV and comfortable furniture for viewing. It also has extra windows and faces easterly for the morning sun. You can lay in bed and watch […]
There are places all over the world that might be considered paradise for paddlers. Picturesque environs of awe-inspiring nature to paddle through across the world. Unfortunately, often times those places also have issues with waste disposal; undeveloped infrastructure, lack of awareness and proximity from the grid can cause plastic and other trash to lap at […]
AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters operated by Panama’s Servicio Nacional Aeronaval have achieved a 5,000-hour operational milestone. Leonardo of Italy, of which AW is a part, said the 5,000-flight-hour milestone was reached less than four years after the aircraft entered service with the country. “This milestone further reinforces the strength of the relationship between Leonardo and the […]