A high-level delegation from Singapore, led by Lam Pin Min, Senior Minister of State for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Health visited Panama, meeting for the first time with officials of Panama’s new government. He was accompanied by Mary Seet-Cheng, Non-Resident Ambassador of Singapore to Panama, as well as officials from the Ministry […]

Luis Calvo Reyes and Manuel Sánchez Ortega, Heads of the gambling regulatory bodies in Mexico and Panama, respectively, have met to share experiences and best practice for the development of the gambling industry in its different gambling verticals, as well as the enforcement of gambling regulations and the best oversight practices for this market. Calvo […]

The Panama Canal and the Port of Rotterdam signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote international trade between Europe and the West Coast of South America The Panama Canal and the Port of Rotterdam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote international trade between Europe and the West Coast of South America. Through this […]

After the Cortizo administration announced that Panama will limit itself to signing a partial scope agreement, Chinese authorities reported that they are still interested in negotiating a high-level free trade agreement. Although five rounds of negotiations had already taken place, in late August representatives of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (Mici) explained that they seek […]

Patrick Appleton writes in Airlines magazine about how IATA analysis warns that proposed taxes could see aviation’s economic contribution fall by $6 billion with the loss of 170,000 jobs. Panama’s government must work with the air transport industry to address the challenges facing the sector in the country, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. […]

Earlier this month, on Sept. 5, a very distinguished alum of Villanova University was sworn in as the new administrator of the Panama Canal. Ricaurte Vasquez Morales, Ph.D. will serve a seven-year term which includes the celebration of the Canal’s 20th anniversary under Panamanian administration in December of this year. “Just a few months short […]

Former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera — a five-time World Series champ and the first man unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame – received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a ceremony with President Trump on Monday. Trump, a Yankees fan, praised Rivera, a Panama native who became a U.S. citizen, on Monday as […]

It is estimated that in the country about 400 thousand people regularly attend fitness centers, a trend that could go up in the coming years, so some chains project investments for 2020 and 2021. The business has boosted in recent years, because the population in the country demands healthy and holistic lifestyles, so it seeks […]

This is a sight that draws the breath out of your lungs!!  Mom and baby enjoying life in the open ocean. Susie and I stayed last weekend in Boca Chica at the Bocas del Mar Resort  The weather was beautiful and the whales were everywhere!!  If you want to go, you have only about a […]