The Panamanian organization Green Tide and the global initiative The Ocean Cleanup have joined forces to launch the Seven Basins Project, with the aim of significantly reducing the waste that reaches the Bay of Panama through the rivers of the capital. Panama Bay, a protected area and Ramsar site, faces a growing threat from plastic […]
The Miró Group reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable development and modernization of the western region of the country, with the official presentation of Santa Fe, an urban project with which it hopes to transform the landscape of the city of David, province of Chiriquí. The business initiative involves an investment of more than $200 million and will occupy an extension […]
The General Manager of the National Bank of Panama (BNP), Javier Carrizo, said that the bank has budgeted disbursements in the order of US$136.8 million to support the economic development of the province of Chiriquí. Of this amount, US$78.4 million is intended for agricultural customers, US$50.8 million for Consumer Banking (mortgage loans, personal and credit […]
The inhospitable Darién jungle, on the border between Colombia and Panama, no longer serves as a corridor for migrants looking for the American dream, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said on Thursday. The flow of migrants passing through this jungle has fallen to tiny levels due to the fear of the massive deportations ordered by the government of Republican Donald Trump, […]
The president of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, highlighted the importance of the progress in the construction of the tunnel of Line 3 of the Panama Metro, pointing out that without this work it would not be possible to move the large volume of passengers from West Panama to the city. The president also criticized the delay […]
Mauricio Pochettino faces numerous hurdles as head coach of the US men’s national team, but the most immediate among them on Thursday was the problem Panama has posed for his squad in major continental tournaments. Though Pochettino began his tenure with a 2-0 win against Panama on 12 October, Los Canaleros defeated the United States in two previous meetings: […]
The Panama-Chiriquí train project not only seeks to improve transport and connection within the country, but also evaluates its possible extension to all of Central America, which would boost the economies of the region. Experts assure that there are already contacts with other countries for this expansion, although they warn that the first step must […]
The Cabinet Council approved to appoint and instruct Luis Roquebert, current Administrator of the Maritime Authority of Panama, to request from the company Hutchinson Holding, all legal and financial documentation on the sale of the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal by Black Rock MSC. According to the minister of the presidency, Juan Carlos Orillac, the […]
The current scenario is worrying: since 1990, overweight and obesity in adults has increased by 52% in the Americas, from 44.4% to 67.5% in 2022 With information from PAHO Chile, with the highest prevalence of obesity and overweight in the region (78.8%), has been the first to present a National Plan for the Prevention of […]
The Government of Panama, through the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), announced the authorization of an Unseted Loan Contract for an amount of one billion euros (US$1,302,563,998.67) with Merrill Lynch International, a subsidiary of Bank of America. This financing, approved on February 28, 2025, will be disbursed in its equivalent in dollars and aims […]