The Ministry of Environment (MiAmbiente) approved the Environmental Impact Study, EsIA, category III, of the Puerto Barú Project to develop a multipurpose port complex in the capital of the province of Chiriquí. This approval validates the long-term vision of the project that will be carried out in phases, over 20 years, at a cost of […]
The CELAC Ministers of Agriculture are preparing to move towards the implementation phase of the CELAC Plan for Food and Nutrition Security and Hunger Eradication 2030 after the conclusion of a successful High-level meeting of Agriculture Ministers in Chile on Tuesday, 16, 2024 at the Food and Agriculture Office (FAO), Regional Office, which saw the […]
The Panamanian Aviation Company (COPA) will be gradually reactivating from this January 25, flights that had been previously canceled, until returning to a full itinerary on Sunday, January 28. This reactivation is due to the fact that the Panamanian airline has received authorization for the twenty-one Boeing 737 MAX-9 aircraft that had been temporarily suspended, […]
On my first night in the jungle in Panama, I spotted blue reflective glints on the ground. I was making my way back to my tent by the light of my head torch. As I turned, there they were—among the leaves and debris—gleaming with a profound bright turquoise. What were they? Drops of rain or […]
The Colombian ISA, through its company ISA Intervial Chile, won the tender carried out by the Ministry of Public Works of Panama for the rehabilitation, improvement and maintenance of the East Pan-American Highway This is a milestone for the company since it is the first project awarded within the framework of the new Law on […]
The National Assembly (Parliament) of Panama approved in the third debate the draft Law 1007, which regulates medicines, highlights today a statement from the Legislature. The approval of the reforms and the rule was given with 45 votes in favor, one abstention and none against. According to deputies, the law updates the regulatory scope to […]
With the aim of strengthening the rights of Central American people, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) and the Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), agreed on a strategic alliance in the field of Human Rights. The alliance will focus on […]
The National Government, through the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), has delivered a total of US$427,095,915.62 to rice, corn and milk producers throughout the country through the Price Compensation program, from 2019 to January 2, 2024, details a report prepared by the National Directorate of Incentives and Trust (DINIFI). Regarding rice, one of the most […]
Seven companies in Panama were granted licenses to manufacture medical cannabis products after a lengthy evaluation by the country’s Dirección Nacional de Farmacia y Drogas, or the National Directorate of Pharmacy and Drugs. These are the first cannabis manufacturing licenses awarded since the Central American country legalized medical cannabis in October 2021. According to the Panama News […]
With the opening of six new McDonald´s restaurants in January 2024 throughout the national territory, more than 200 new employment opportunities will be generated, 70% of these for young people in their first job opportunity, as announced by Arcos Dorados, the franchise that operates these restaurants in the country. The new restaurants will be located […]