Panama Tries to Help Cuban Refugees


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Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela is trying to help those Cubans who escape from Cuba find temporary refuge along the Panama -Cost Rica border by building temporary shelters and allowing only Cuban refugees into local hotels while on their way to the United States. Under the Cuban Adjustment Act, Cuban refugees are able to gain […]

May 16, 2017

Social Effects Of The Panama Canal


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In the middle of Panama’s massive Gatun Lake lies Barro Colorado Island, a rainforest preserve and research center owned by the Smithsonian Institution. But the island isn’t natural, and the reservoir it sits on is the main passage of the Panama Canal. Every time a ship passes through the Panama Canal, Gatun Lake flushes 52 […]

May 16, 2017

Uber is Well Received in El Salvador


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While Costa Rica still has not defined a legal scheme to regulate the mode of transport offered by Uber, in El Salvador the company has started operations with the government´s approval. The technology company that offers a private transportation network started operating in San Salvador on May 9, with the backing of the Sánchez Cerén administration. See “Taxis […]

May 16, 2017

Panama Resumes Imports of Brazilian Meat Products


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The government has lifted the disqualification of sanitary records on processed meat products from Brazil, which had been in force since March 23 of this year. From a statement issued by the Panamanian Food Safety Authority: The Panamanian Food Safety Authority (AUPSA) has  lifted the disqualification of sanitary records of processed meat products from Brazil for not being related to the […]

May 16, 2017

Natural Gas from Panama for Central America


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AES and Engie have agreed to create a joint venture to market and sell liquefied natural gas to third parties in Central America. The new company will use infrastructure of the Costa Norte LNG Terminal, which is currently under construction in Colón, Panama, owned 50/50 by AES and Inversiones Bahia. The total capacity of Costa Norte LNG Terminal […]

May 16, 2017

Panama Seeks Adventurers, Not Tourists In New Campaign From VML


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The Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) and its new agency VML are introducing a new advertising campaign with a unique selling proposition for a country trying to attract visitors: the country isn’t set up well for tourists. The Central American country has few all-inclusive luxury resorts. The region doesn’t offer all-you-can-eat buffets. And Panama isn’t […]

May 16, 2017