After a week of seemingly smooth transition meetings between the outgoing Varela (Panamenista) and the incoming Cortizo (PRD) administrations. the amity frayed over concerns expressed by vice- president-elect José Gabriel Carrizo. On Friday, June 8, Carrizo, after a meeting with the comptroller Federico Humbert, complained about the lack of information on the state of public […]
Panama will continue to support a democratic solution to the Venezuelan crisis. On May 13, Panamanian President-elect Laurentino Cortizo said he will recognize Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela, and confirmed that his country will continue to be part of the Lima Group. “Panama already has a direct relationship with the government of Guaidó. […]
Panama users of Huawei smartphones “will continue to receive updates and security patches from Google Play.” reports the Consumer Protection Authority (Acodeco) after meetings with Panama’ representatives of the world’s second-biggest marketer of cell phones’ Acodeco and the representatives of Huawei Technologies Co., LTD met on Friday May 31 at the request of the […]
Preliminary works on a fourth bridge over the Panama Canal are progressing well, according to information from the national government. The Panama Cuarto Puente consortium, comprised of state-owned firms China Communications Construction Company and China Harbour Engineering Company, which has been tasked with completing the project, is currently conducting topographical and geotechnical studies. The group […]
Newsroom Panama reports on coffee news. The value of Panama coffee exports fell 38.3% to $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2019 largely due to falling prices. Between January and March of 2019, 222,000 kilograms of coffee were exported, 22.7% less than t in the same period last year, according to figures from the […]
Panama Government Purchase 2019-1-35-0-04-LV-007603: “Study, design, demolition, construction and equipment of La Basita fitness center, in the district of David, province of Chiriqui.” Reference value: $5,764,628. Deadline for receipt of tenders: 27 June 2019. See tender. Panama Government Purchase 2019-0-03-0-09-LV-035020: “Study, design and construction and improvements to existing sports facilities in the park of palm […]
A residential complex consisting of 287 homes is planned to be built in the village of Chilibre, Panama, on lots ranging from 200 to 263 square meters. Promotores Unidos, S.A. presented the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to develop the project called “Villas del Norte”, which will be built on a lot of approximately 11 hectares. […]
Interagency forces seized more than 2 tons of cocaine off Colombia’s Pacific coast. In two combined operations, Colombia, Panama, and the United States seized more than 2 tons of cocaine off Colombia’s Pacific coast in early April. Interoperability work among the Colombian Navy, U.S. Southern Command’s Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF South), and the […]
Panamanian President-elect Laurentino Cortizo said on Tuesday his government would review a mining contract awarded to a subsidiary of Canada’s First Quantum Minerals, casting a cloud of uncertainty around a key project for the firm. While the new government values the security of contracts, “the company has to respect that we have the right as […]
Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals said on Wednesday it had “fully complied” with local rules in operating Cobre Panama, one of the region’s largest copper mines, after Panama’s president-elect said he would review the company’s contract. Laurentino Cortizo, who takes office in July, said on Tuesday that the government was entitled to go over the […]