My friend Sandra Cripe sent me a manuscript of their journey into the Darien Jungle to scratch off another bucket list item in Panama – See a Harpy Eagle, the largest most powerful eagle in the Americas, standing 3 feet tall and up to a 7 foot wing span. It is the strongest bird of […]
Kathlen Pedicord writes in US NEWS about Panama. Panama is one of the world’s top retirement destinations. In this country, you have three dramatically different retirement lifestyle options to choose among: cosmopolitan cities, beautiful beachfront towns and cooler mountain climes. There are appealing retirement spots for retirees on strict budgets as well as upscale amenities […]
Moishe Mana, the Founder and Chairman of Mana Group, was among a distinguished of guests attending the inauguration of Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo in Panama City on June 29. During his visit to Panama, Mr. Mana expressed interest in leading a group to purchase a large property adjacent to Panama Tocumen International Airport as home […]
Panama, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) A total of 13,637 illegal migrants entered Panama through the Darien jungle, a border area with neighboring Colombia, during the first half of 2019, according to the National Migration Service (SNM). According to the institution’s figures, the majority of irregulars are men, while minors represent 2,139, who in the […]
The City of Colón, Panama is taking a step into the future with the procurement of a fleet of 1,500 fully electric BYD e6 taxis. The new vehicles were purchased in partnership with ENSA Servicios and TRASERVI and were joined by the first fast charging station in Colón province. “The launch of the first pure […]
Ensuring the resources of the Mixed Fund for Tourism Promotion and the formalization of the administration of the Amador Convention Center are actions that the business sector of Panama proposes to the new authorities to reactivate the activity of the sector. Although in the last year the country reached 2.48 million tourists, spending $4,605 million, […]
Up to March of this year, the total unemployment rate reached 6.4%, above the 5.8% reported at the end of March 2018. When analyzing by area, urban showed a 7.2% rate in the third month of 2019, which is higher than that recorded in rural areas, whose rate was 4.2%, reported the General Comptroller of […]
The government approved the implementation of a security seal to be used for transport in closed containers of wood for export from commercial plantations. Resolution No. DM-0193-2019, published in the Gaceta Oficial at the beginning of June, establishes that the Asociación Nacional de Reforestadores y Afines de Panamá (Anarap) is authorized to supply security seals […]
In Panama, a residential complex consisting of 197 homes is planned to be built on a plot of land of approximately six hectares, located in Coclé. Housing Realty Group, S.A. presented the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to the Ministry of the Environment to develop the project called “Los Molinos Village House.” The project consists of […]
This is a huge plus for Panama and a step in the right direction by our new President. President Cortizo announced the implementation of a plan that contemplates expanding the preferential interest rate for homes with prices of up to $180,000. During his inauguration, Laurentino Cortizo announced that he will implement a plan to reactivate […]