Producing articles with avocado and corn seed resin, and products with additives that allow the decomposition of plastic in less time, are some of the strategies proposed by the sector to overcome the obstacles faced in the region. As in the rest of the world, there have been several attempts in Central America to ban […]
Mia Taylor at Travel Pulse reports that The Buenaventura Golf & Beach Resort in Panama debuted a new Coffee Corner and specialty craft beer bar where guests and groups are invited to savor the country’s finest exports. Featuring locally-sourced Panamanian coffee and local beer, the Buenaventura continues to be a leading destination authority resort by […]
With the purpose of diversifying its income and attracting more visitors, the authorities of the Panama Canal plan to develop new tourist attractions during the next five years. Representatives of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) informed that after the Canadian firm Forrs conducted a study to identify the attractions that could be developed, it was […]
Some 26 Chinese companies, among them seven of the 500 most important in the world, are meeting Sunday at the capital”s Atlapa Convention Center, as part of a trade exhibition. ‘The main idea of this exhibition is to establish business ties between Panamanian and Chinese businessmen, and that Panama is the opening platform for […]
The Amador peninsula separates the concrete and glass skyline of Panama City from the soaring iron arch of the Bridge of the Americas – under which 40 cargo ships pass each day en route to or from the Panama Canal. This strategic outcrop is home to a handful of derelict buildings once used to house […]
This week we made history with the first visit to Panama of a Chinese President and it went very well. Here is the full text of an article signed by President Xi called “Working Together for a Shared Future” Working Together for a Shared Future Xi Jinping President of the People’s Republic of China I will […]
Prelude I recently read an article from Casey Research that truly describes my reasoning for living in Panama and specifically Boquete. _______________________________________________________________________ Freedom Like many of the subscribers to our publications – individuals who look past the popular media in an attempt to understand what’s really going on in the world – I periodically get frustrated, irritated even, […]
Panamanian authorities suspended the import of the product from the United States, after the FDA issued an alert for the alleged presence of the Escherichia coli bacteria in Romaine. From the statement of the Panamanian Food Safety Authority: November 21st, 2018. Based on the statement issued by the FDA on the afternoon of November 20th […]
A residential in Panama, an office building in Costa Rica and an apartment complex in Guatemala are part of the projects expected for the coming months in the region. The interactive system “Construction in Central America” from the Trade Intelligence Area of CentralAmericaData includes an updated list of public and private construction projects that are […]
Panama and Namibia have planned to publicly share information on their fishing fleet in their waters via the open-access mapping tool by Global Fishing Watch (GFW). Both nations say such a move would be crucial in improving transparency in fisheries management and protecting their oceans. GFW’s mapping platform provides both general data for the public […]