This years second China International Import Expo (CIIE, started in Shanghai on Tuesday andprovides opportunities for Panama to boost exports, a top Panamanian official has said. Frank Rodriguez, adviser to Panama’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Ramon Martinez, recently told Xinhua that representatives of some 40 Panamanian companies will attend the CIIE, almost doubling the number […]
Texas de Brazil Churrascaria, a family-owned Brazilian-American steakhouse brand, continues to expand its international offerings with the opening of its Panama City location which is also their first in Central America. This new restaurant inhabits the high-end multifunctional complex, Pacific Center which is situated in the exclusive Punta Pacifica neighborhood. Now open to welcome residents […]
So far this year, 17 new company licenses have been approved in the country under the Multinational Companies Headquarters regime, a figure that is higher than the 7 that were reported throughout 2018. In addition to the 17 companies that already obtained their licenses in 2019, there are 7 other companies that are in the […]
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett has announced that Jamaica and the Republic of Panama is set to establish a multi destination arrangement, as part of efforts to strengthen tourism relations between both countries. This announcement follows discussions with Minister of Tourism for Panama, His Excellency Ivan Alfaro, and Minister Bartlett at the World […]
The Cocoli mooring station is a Panama Canal modernization project, to meet the demand for transit of Neopanamax vessels, which allows increasing capacity and providing a more efficient service to our customers. The project consisted in the construction of a moorning station for Neopanamax ships. The works involved land-based and subaquatic drilling and blasting operations, […]
Starting Monday, November 11, La Dona Fruit will be offering pineapple from Panama via online retailer Kibsons International in Dubai. This will be the first pineapple from Panama shipped by air freight to Dubai, and has already attracted attention from luxury establishments such as the famous Burj al Arab hotel and Nikki Beach. Dubai, United […]
In Panama, a group of businessmen from the Colon Free Zone have expressed concern about the bank’s intervention, because although it was under investigation, it was allowed to engage with several companies. As of September 9, local authorities took over the operational and administrative control of AllBank, Corp, arguing that the group of “shareholders did […]
After returning from our vacation in Chile, I was very interested in current events. We were in the deep south and unaffected by the riots but not insensitive to the plight of the people. This is a story that has played out across Europe, the Central and South America. And even more so today in […]
Bolivian strongman Evo Morales fabricated election results in a bid to remain in power for a fourth term; the Bolivian people took to the streets and shut down the country until he agreed to resign. November 10, 2019 is a great day for the people of Latin America. In righteous indignation, the people of Bolivia […]
Miguel is the owner and operator of one of the last Diablos Rojos (Red Beasts), garishly painted and lit old-fashioned school buses that were once the popular choice of transit for the people of Panama. Late at night, after a long shift, Miguel has a run-in with a Bruja (witch) which sets of a chain […]