Aiming to settle outstanding debts and finance part of the Electric Expansion Plan, in Panama Etesa will issue rotating bonds in the local market for up to $300 million, with a term of no more than ten years. The issue has already been approved by the Board of Directors of Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica S.A. […]
International medicine is an extremely gratifying experience, though it also comes with great challenges: language barriers, infection risks, operating facilities, supply logistics and geography. None of that seems to matter when we are rewarded with the smiles and gratitude of our patients. Robert E. Booth, Jr., M.D. is the medical director of 3B Orthopaedics at […]
Winiford Phillips was only 17 when he decided to join the United States Air Force on Dec. 17, 1952 in Montgomery. He was living on a farm near Florala, and, without telling his parents, signed up to serve. “I grew up on the farm, and I just decided that I wanted to go into the […]
The President of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez, inspected the banana crops of the Jobito farm in the company of executives of the Banapiña company and state ministers 30 days after the first banana harvest for export in the banana plantations in the village of Puerto Armuelles, district of Baru, province of Chiriqui. Varela said […]
In statements to the press, the archbishop of the capital archdiocese, Jose Domingo Ulloa, said that so far there are reports of the arrival of a large number of young people from more than 40 countries. After five months of crossing, the French university students between 20 and 28 years of age arrived aboard the […]
Within the framework of EXPOCOMER 2019, the second National Business Round table is scheduled for March 28, in which companies from more than 20 countries are expected to participate. From the CCIAP press release: The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP), in strategic alliance with the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MICI) […]
Boquete Jazz & Blues Festival 21 ~ 24 February 2019 I hope you have your tickets before they sell out. Very reasonable pricing for 3 days of concerts Then there are the Jam Sessions at the nightclubs and bars all week long. Click on the picture to see some of the artists.
It’s official: World Youth Day (WYD), the massive youth gathering launched by St. Pope John Paul II, is once again underway. Thousands of pilgrims have taken over not just Panama but many places around it, including the neighboring countries of Costa Rica and El Salvador, participating in missionary activities in preparation for the big event. […]
The Flower Festival is in full swing this year and the weather is incredible. Click on the picture above and enjoy this wonderful video presentation by my friend John Hampton.
South American countries are developing a new diplomatic group to replace the Unasur regional bloc that is heavily influenced by increasingly isolated Venezuela, Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Monday. The Union of South American Nations, or Unasur, was created 10 years ago by late Venezuelan socialist leader Hugo Chavez to counteract the influence of […]