Panama, one of the five countries in the world that will implement an unpaid care program


News from Panama

On April 21, the Unpaid Care, Disability and Gender Transformative Approach Program was officially launched, a proposal that proposes structural changes in the care system. The initiative, promoted by United Nations agencies in conjunction with the government, the private sector and social organizations, seeks to redistribute care work, make its economic value visible and transform the role […]

April 25, 2025

Italian tycoon emerges as lead investor for CK Hutchison ports


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Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte’s family-run business is emerging as the lead investor of a group seeking to buy 43 ports from conglomerate CK Hutchison (0001.HK), opens new tab, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Aponte family’s Terminal Investment Ltd (TIL), which manages a diverse portfolio of container terminals according to […]

April 25, 2025

Minsa adds 20 new drugs to the discount program


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The Ministry of Health (Minsa), through its National Directorate of Medicines and Supplies, announced the incorporation of 20 new medicines to the drug program with reduced prices in public pharmacies. With this third phase, the list reaches a total of 60 available medicines with discounts of up to 94% with respect to commercial market prices. The measure seeks to facilitate access to essential treatments for […]

April 25, 2025

The phenomenon of La Niña ends


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The La Niña phenomenon, which was experienced during the first quarter and part of this month of April, has come to an end for this season, according to NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States. This same agency had issued an alert on January 9, because a constant cooling was observed […]

April 25, 2025

NASA plane flies over Panama to study tropical forests remotely


News from Panama

A specialized plane from the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) flew over the rainforests of Panama and Costa Rica last February to create an “algorithm” that will help “better understand tropical ecosystems through remote satellite sensors in the future.” The Smithsonian Institute of Tropical Research (STRI) in Panama reported on Tuesday that […]

April 25, 2025

Panama detected multi-million dollar breaches by the Chinese company that operates two key ports at the entrances to the Canal.


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The Comptroller General of Panama, Anel Flores, said on Monday that the audit carried out on the company Panama Ports Company (PPC), a subsidiary of the Hong Kong multinational CK Hutchison, revealed multiple contractual breaches, a million-dollar debt with the Panamanian State and legal irregularities in the automatic renewal of its concession to operate two key ports at the entrances […]

April 11, 2025