Electric Vehicles: First Recharging Station


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The company Celsia installed the first electric station in Panama, which has a capacity of 7.2 kilowatts of power and is compatible with any electric model. The company that opened the electric station in Alta Plaza Mall aims to meet the energy demand of more than 100 electric vehicles in circulation in the country, and […]

May 20, 2019

Crossing canals on-board of a yacht: the Panama Canal


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The Panama Canal was constructed in the beginning of the XX century, connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific Oceans. The first journey through was conducted in 1914. Although it is not an easy one, roughly 14,000 ships yearly transit through the canal today.     If you have chosen to transit your own private yacht […]

May 20, 2019

What Does a New President Mean for Panama Business?


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The smoke is clearing from a competitive presidential election in Panama, leaving a clearer view of the potential impacts on the economy and property market. New President Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo is a cattle rancher and former agricultural minister, who is generally considered a “centrist” and pro-business. He’s vowing to boost foreign investment in Panama and […]

May 20, 2019

A $75 cup of coffee? San Francisco roaster offers pricey exclusive Panama blend


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Coffee beans rest in a bin as Tony Tausch, owner of Coffee Emporium, works in his coffee roasting space, Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati. Small business operators like Tausch have helped usher in a neighborhood renaissance through community engagement and entrepreneurship, developing once abandoned storefronts and attracting new residents in […]

May 20, 2019

Parents unknown—Mysterious larvae found in Panama’s two oceans


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Under the microscope, sea water reveals the larval stages of little-known marine creatures called phoronids (horseshoe worms), but finding their parents is another story. Although such fanciful larvae caught the eye of scientists studying plankton—the tiny, drifting plants and animals in the world’s oceans—as long ago as the 1800s, there are only about 15 species […]

May 20, 2019

Poorly Configured Server Exposes Most Panama Citizens’ Data


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Compromised information includes full names, birth dates, national ID numbers, medical insurance numbers, and other personal data. An unprotected Elasticsearch server was found publicly exposing personally identifiable information belonging to nearly 90% of Panama citizens, a security researcher found last week. Bob Diachenko, cyber threat intelligence director at Security Discovery, found the data sitting in […]

May 20, 2019

Soy Coalition, Panama Canal Extend Partnership


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The Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) and the Panama Canal Authority recently extended the memorandum of understanding between the two organizations. The agreement, signed by Mike Bellar, chairman of STC, and Jorge L. Quijano, CEO of the Panama Canal Authority, extends the partnership between the two organizations to perform joint promotional events and exchange information in […]

May 20, 2019