Panama’s Maritime Authority has started accepting applications for its approval of ships’ Ballast Water Management Plans (BWMPs). Since 15 March, shipowners have been able to upload their BWMPs to the authority’s website for approval. A certificate will be provided electronically that should be placed on board the ship. Full details are included in the authority’s […]

Tulane University and the Panamanian Ministry of Education have collaborated to form one of the largest language policy initiatives ever attempted. The Panama Bilingüe program, a creation of the government of Panama, is designed with a goal of making the entire country bilingual in Spanish and English within a single generation. “They are sending all […]

Former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega remains unconscious in a Panama hospital after brain tumor surgery. Doctors say his prognosis is not good. Noriega is 83 and he’s serving a prison sentence in Panama for murders he ordered during his military dictatorship in the 1980s. Until 2010, he was in a prison in Miami – where […]

This story continues even today. years after the will was thrown out of the court in Panama. Panama today is best known for its economic boom, and rightly so. But unfortunately, poverty and piracy remain as much a part of the country’s image as the Panama Canal. According to the World Bank, half of Panama’s […]

This year the union of housing developers plans to build 10,958 houses and apartments and generate sales of $979 million, 23% more than in 2016. Figures from the National Council of Housing Promoters (Convivienda) indicate that in 2016, 8,864 houses were built and sales of $793 million were made, an increase of almost 8% compared to 2015. […]

Copa Airlines has announced it will add more flights between Chicago and Panama City.  Beginning June 1, Copa will operate an additional daily nonstop flight from O’Hare International Airport to Copa’s Hub of the Americas at Tocumen International Airport in Panama, Republic of Panama. The airline currently offers daily nonstop service between Chicago and Panama on […]

The Port of Palm Beach and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) have extended the term of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by five additional years. Fostering growth and capitalizing on the Panama Canal’s expansion, the alliance between the parties was initially created in order to promote joint marketing initiatives, boost the exchange of information and […]

The Telegraph features one of my favorite hotels in Casco. The expert rating is 8 / 10 with the quote “A beautiful nine-room boutique hotel in Panama’s old city, with spacious apartment-style rooms featuring balconies overlooking the historic former Canal Zone. The site also boasts a lovely restaurant and bar, operated by a separate firm.” […]

James Henderson reports in Seatrade-Maritime of President Juan Varela and his meeting with DP World’s  CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem. The meeting was  to explore logistics and industrial parks and other opportunities related to the Panama Canal expansion. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem stressed the importance of the Americas to DP World and outlined how its […]