I am not the only one who writes continuously on the subject and yes, we will continue to blow this horn about how Obama and the US needs to pay attention to it’s neighbors down here. Andres is an outspoken pundit on the matter and I think that he is really on point with this […]
While I hesitate to publish this yet, it seems that our Free Trade Agreement with the United States may be finally approved along with that of Columbia and South Korea. This in from Washington as of Wednesday this week. Real Progress for FTA Between U.S. and Panama The FTA jumped the first hurdle in the […]
Well folks, it is just around the corner. Soon our green season will be over and the summer will be here in Panama. With it comes the endless holidays and festivals, beginning with the Panama Jazz Festival and International Film Festival. One of my favorites is coming in March and the scheduled artist line up […]
I was showing property this last week and I returned to a site that I like a lot. This is one of the prettiest parcels that I have seen in Boquete. Only 10 minutes from town and views of both Volcan Baru at 11,400 feet and also the Pacific Ocean. It would make a fabulous […]
I was driving down the main street of Boquete and almost ran off the road when I passed a vehicle that looked like a travel van on steroids. Next thing I am reading this article on a couple who is traveling around the world in a Mercedes Unimog and have been through here. I want […]
Here is a great series of articles from CentralAmericaData.com on the subject. Another reason why Panama might want to open up it’s immigration policies to allow foreigners more room here. Given the lack of trained pilots, the Vocational Training Institute will invest $2 million in funding for training programs abroad. In the next year alone […]
Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt and U.S. President John F. Kennedy at La Morita, Venezuela, during an official meeting for the Alliance for Progress in 1961 / WikiMedia Kathleen Kennedy Townsend – From 1995 to 2003, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend served as Maryland’s first woman lieutenant governor. She now works in finance in Washington. By 2060, the […]
I have often published posts that suggest that North America pay attention to it’s relationship with the rest of the Americas. This article is juct another reason as to why. For the first time in decades, the emerging prize of global energy may be the Americas, where Western oil companies are refocusing their gaze in […]
While the project has been controversial since it’s inception, Changuinloa 1 will provide one of the largest single sources of power for Panama. As Panama grows, it requires more power and this is a clean, sustainable source. Here is more from CentraslAmericaData.com and a below link to the AES webpage on the project. PANAMA – […]
New forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) show Panama is expected be the Latin American growth leader over the next five years. This report from the Latin Business Chronicle covers the forecasts and more. If you don’t subscribe as yet, you should to keep up on Latin American affairs. Panama is expected to post […]