On a chill February day in 1983, a 20-year-old young woman known as Phoolan Devi—literally, Flower Goddess—walked out of the forested ravines of the Chambal River valley and handed over her gun. She bowed to images of Gandhi and the goddess Durga and surrendered herself to the Chief Minister and Chief of Police of Madhya […]
Reports state that the available supply of office space in square meters in Panama City grew from 18% in July of last year, to 21% in the same month in 2017. A study reported on by Elcapitalfinanciero.com indicates a sustained increase in the available supply of office space in the Panamanian capital, which went from […]
In the tender to expand a 36-kilometer stretch of road in Panama to six lanes, the consortium formed by FCC Construcción and Operadora CICSA submitted an offer for $543 million, while MECO and Constructora Urbana, offered $624 million. China Communications Construction Company, LTD also participated in the tender “Extension to six lanes – Corredor de […]
With a loan from BCIE, the laboratories and biosafety buildings, the transport warehouse, the water treatment plant and the administration of the Campus Gorgas research center will be built. From a statement issued by the Presidency of Panama: The Cabinet Council at its meeting on Tuesday authorized the signing of a loan contract between the […]
Panama wants to make the most of its geographical position to supply the rest of the continent with energy. Panama’s government wants to use its pivotal location and liberal fiscal policies to transform the country into a regional power and energy hub, putting itself ahead of competitors in the region. Last year’s $5.4bn extension of […]
Reuters reports that the two sons of former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli were paid $49 million by Brazilian engineering company Odebrecht through a network of shell companies, Panama’s prosecutors office said on Thursday. The two sons, whose whereabouts are unknown, were paid to facilitate paperwork for contracts that the company had won, prosecutors said in […]
U.S.-based Lindblad Expeditions has signed an agreement with Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein to build what Ulstein describes as the world’s foremost expedition cruise ship. Lindblad Expeditions is an expedition travel company that works in partnership with National Geographic. It will be the first polar newbuild in the Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic fleet. The new vessel will be […]
Soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, deployed to San Jose Island, Panama, to provide security for the destruction of chemical munitions Sep. 3, 2017. The United States leased San Jose Island in the 1940’s to conduct chemical munitions testing. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical […]
NAC Foundation, LLC – the creator of the newly launched digital currency, AML BitCoin, – announced today that it has been in extensive discussions with the governmental and private sector authorities in Panama to integrate the AML Bitcoin and its patent-pending anti-money laundering and know-your-customer technologies into the financial and payment infrastructure of key Panamanian […]
The Caribbean Princess has sailed the expanded Panama Canal, the first Neopanamax cruise ship to do so.Princess Cruises was the first cruise line to take guests through the Panama Canal in 1967. Marking the 50th anniversary in 2017, Caribbean Princess took more than 3,000 guests through the Agua Clara locks on the Atlantic side […]