The Panamanian restaurant Maito, the Ecuadorian Nuema and the Peruvian Mérito enter for the first time in the list of the best 100 restaurants in the world, prepared by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, which this Thursday, June 8 published the second tranche of these recognitions. As reported this Thursday on its website The World’s […]
The Minister of the Presidency, José Simpson, representing the President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, delivered Decree No. 8 of May 19, 2023, which increases the capital of the National Bank of Panama (BNP), the most important banking entity in the country, to one billion balboas. “This is an important event for the country […]
On Saturday, June 10, there is a world event in Panama. The Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomariov, former world champion, is in the country to participate in a simultaneous exhibition at the Altaplaza shopping center at 3 p.m. The name Ponomariov is a hallmark in the universe of chess, like Maradona in soccer or Roberto “Mano de […]
World-class waves and the high-quality surfing they enable are proving to be major money makers for business people in Panama’s tourism sector. Authorities in that Central American country are well aware of the situation and have been doing their utmost to promote that sport further with three big competitions on its coasts over a span […]
Germany wants to strengthen economic ties with Latin America, but protecting the environment, said on Friday the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, who closed a tour in the region with a visit to the Panama Canal. “And my visit is also to emphasize that we want to cooperate precisely on these issues of […]
The project called “Promotion of bamboo as a nature-based solution for the development of livelihoods and environmental management for mitigation and adaptation to climate change in the Latin American and Caribbean Region (Bambú Panama)” will be launched in Oajaca, Penonomé. This week, the Ministry of Environment made the official launch of this initiative that aims to promote […]
Panama is still a desirable location for international investors, Javier Carrizo, general manager at Banco Nacional de Panamá, and Otto Wolfschoon, president of the Banking Association, said on the sidelines of the Panama Day UK event on May 18. Seven years after the Panama Papers, the data leak revealing the secretive offshore companies used to […]
Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli was on Sunday chosen as the presidential candidate for his party Realizando Metas (RM) in next year’s elections. Martinelli, who was in office from 2009 to 2014, is accused of laundering public funds through the purchase of a news outlet during his term. Martinelli – along with his sons – is also […]
When it comes to being green and moving around the world, the travel industry is making big changes. It looks like Panama, one of three carbon-negative countries in the world, is stepping up for World Environment Day on June 5th, seeking to be among the favorite sustainable tourism destinations for Costa Ricans. Panama is one […]
s a preparatory measure to support small producers in the face of the possible effects of climate variability, during 2023 the Government of Panama has built 209 wells and 22 watering holes during this 2023 according to data from the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA). The strategy is in charge of the National Directorate of […]