Tigo Business announced the expansion of its secure SD-WAN managed service powered by Fortinet, a world leader in comprehensive, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, which offers organizations, networks and security in a single converged solution with high added value for customers. This expansion was due to the fact that SD-WAN allows organizations of all sizes […]
With a view to expanding routes and positioning Panama as a world-class tourist destination, the company Air Panama announced the reactivation of its direct flights between Panama City and the district of Pedasí, in the province of Los Santos, with a frequency of 3 weekly flights (Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday) round trip. For these flights, […]
Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli said Tuesday that the trial against him for allegedly collecting bribes from Brazil’s Odebrecht is “rigged” and affirmed before a crowd that he is willing to have his “balls cut off” if he is proven guilty. This occurred in the middle of the preliminary hearing in the Odebrecht case in […]
Agriculture does not stop and at Merca Panamá we continue to work uninterruptedly supporting the national producer, our tenants and marketers, they said in the statement. Soon on our digital platforms we will be announcing the next Producer Fair to Your Community that we will participate in conjunction with local authorities and institutions such as […]
Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo announced the implementation of the executive decree establishing the “Citizens’ Commission against Corruption.” The commission members “will be able to file complaints before the Public Prosecutor’s Office, special prosecutors or other instances, for possible punishable acts against the public administration,” according to a statement by the president on Twitter. Two representatives […]
Dutch officials have agreed to repatriate hundreds of Indigenous artifacts to an archaeological museum in Panama. The announcement on August 29 claimed that the 343 pre-Hispanic ceramics held in storage at Leiden University were sent to the Museo Antropológico Reina Torres de Araúz in Panama City, where they will soon go on permanent display. In […]
Panama has recorded 290 homicides so far this year, up 19.3 percent from the same phase in 2021, 47 cases, a report by the Ministry of Public Security said today. According to the head of that portfolio, Juan Manuel Pino, the reduction in these crimes responds to actions taken to neutralize networks associated with drug […]
The Council, headed by the President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, authorized the Minister for Channel Affairs, Aristides Royo, to present to the National Assembly Bill 20-22, which approves the draft Budget of the Panama Canal Authority. The draft Budget of the Panama Canal for fiscal year 2023, adopted by the Board of Directors […]
The Panama hat is infamously misnamed. The handmade straw headgear actually hails from Ecuador. Construction workers building the Panama Canal wore the hats, though, as their wide brims protected them from the harsh hot sun. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt inspected the construction of the canal in a white linen suit topped off with one […]
According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), economic growth for 2022 in Central America and Mexico would be 2.5%, while Panama would lead the ranking with 7.0%. The country’s figure triggers a decrease after the forecasts given by ECLAC at the beginning of the year when it calculated an index […]