Yale University of the United States (USA) through the Center for Environmental Law and Policy, reported that Panama is the Latin American country that obtained in 2022 the best score in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) with 50.5 points, followed by Cuba and Chile, with 47.5 and 46.7 points, respectively. The maximum possible rating is […]
Authorities of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) announced the start of the 2023-2024 coffee harvest in the province of Chiriquí, an event that is repeated every year and that triggers a significant economic boom for both the province and the country. Alexis Bonilla, in charge of the MIDA Coffee Program in Chiriquí, stressed that […]
Foreign Minister Janaina Tewaney Mencomo, on behalf of the Government of Panama, signed the Convention on the Law of the Sea related to the preservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction This historic action by Minister Tewaney Mencomo is Panama’s response to join the global commitment to take possession […]
The Panama Metro with the adoption of payment with contactless Mastercard and VISA cards, envisages attracting more passengers to the public transport system, both national and tourists, since in just seven months it has registered more than one million trips. This figure reflects not only the successful adoption of the implementation of contactless payment technology, […]
A few dozen kilometres inland from northern Panama’s coast is the Hato Chami school. Set amid winding roads, green trees and stunning mountains, it has more than 1,000 pupils, most of whom hail from one of Panama’s largest indigenous groups, the Ngäbe. The single-storey school stands out from other buildings in the impoverished Hato Chami […]
The Panamanian multinational company La Casa de las Batteries and the Huawei company signed a strategic alliance to strengthen the supply of network investors for photovoltaic systems in Central America and the Caribbean. The alliance between the two companies will allow customers to access comprehensive and customized solutions ranging from solar energy generation systems to […]
Panama has been placed in the top 36 of countries in the world and in the top 17 of Latin American countries with the highest adoption of crypto, registering a constant growth in the use, investment and transactions in cryptocurrencies, according to a report by the blockchain data platform, Chainalysis. In this sense, the Lulubit […]
The American residential real estate market rarely rocks headlines—despite economically accounting for the largest single share of U.S. gross domestic product (+/- 17%). The Great Recession pushed real estate front and center in the media for a while when the banks collapsed back in 2008. Covid subsequently upended where and how people wanted to live […]
The Panamanian unit of Canada’s First Quantum Minerals and a workers union at the company’s key copper mine in Panama said on Saturday they had reached an agreement, avoiding a planned strike over profit sharing and wage increases. The worker’s union, Utramipa, had threatened on Thursday to stop work on Saturday, alleging an impasse in negotiation with […]
The Board of the Meritorious Fire Department of the Republic of Panama (BCBRP) approved Resolution No. 102-2023 of July 5, 2023, which modifies the Service Fee provided by the institution and defines the General List to be complied with in terms of fire prevention, announced this Friday, September 15 through a press release. The aforementioned […]