Fitch Ratings agreed to change the perspective of the region’s banks from stable to negative, arguing that the current health crisis will affect financial institutions in all countries. Considering the measures that countries have adopted in the last 15 days in economic matters, following the spread of covid-19, Fitch expects that there will be a […]
In response to the health crisis facing Panama, the sector’s union requested government intervention to suspend rent collections and payment of employer’s fees. On April 1, 2020, the Association of Restaurants and Related Industries of Panama (ARAP) sent a note to the Presidency of the Republic, in which they requested that given the crisis that […]
Panama is taking a new — if somewhat unorthodox — measure to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus: separation of the sexes. Starting on Wednesday, only women will be able to leave their homes to buy necessities on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Men in Panama will be allowed to venture outside to run errands […]
Marisel Salazar writes in Vinepair about last years round of Geisha sales. In May 2019, Lamastus Family Estates crushed the record for highest score in the prestigious Best of Panama (BoP) coffee competition created by the Specialty Coffee Association of Panama. Of a total of 174 coffees submitted to the competition, 78 of which were […]
Just released, this edition of Paul Budde Communication’s focus report on Panama outlines the major developments and key aspects in the telecoms markets. Read the full report: https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Panama-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses Panama has seen a steady increase in revenue from the telecom sector in recent years, including a 2% increase in 2019, year-on-year. Mobile services and broadband remain the key sectors, […]
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Notre Dame-sponsored volunteer trips were cancelled. Although most of such trips were cancelled, one group remained: the Notre Dame chapter of the Global Medical Brigades (GMB). A group of 33 students traveled to Panama on Saturday March 7. “[The] first two days we [focused on] access to […]
Despite the challenging and unpredictable future our world faces, I would like to offer some certainty on behalf of our team at the waterway. The Panama Canal is operating as normal today and will continue to work with the personnel needed to ensure normal transit operations in the weeks to come. For over 105 years, […]
I saw this piece in the Miami Herald and as my kids are still in Florida, I worry about them daily. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic that has drastically changed life in Miami-Dade County, Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald visual journalists set out to capture the impact of the outbreak through their […]
A friend of mine, Sandra Cripe wrote this piece and shared it with me. While life as we knew it has changed so drastically, we thank the Lord that we are stuck in a beautiful place here in Boquete and pray for our family back in the US. It is a beautiful time of year […]
The evaluation of 200 coronaviruses, patients with mild and moderate symptoms is underway for transfer to Panama hotels that have made over 2000 beds available to health authorities. The director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health (Minsa), Lourdes Moreno, said that a criterion to take into account is that the patient has other diseases […]