Between the first seven months of 2017 and the same period in 2018, the registration of new horizontal properties went down by 19% in Panama. According to figures from the Comptroller General of the Republic, new horizontal properties registered during the period from January to July reached their highest level in 2017, when 9,083 were […]
Evan Ellis discusses his take on our relationship with China in this very extensive article From September 4-14, 2018, I had the opportunity to be in Panama to speak with academics, businesspeople and others regarding the development of the country’s relationship with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the 16 months since the two […]
Royal Dutch Shell Plc has won a long-term contract to provide liquefied natural gas to a Chinese company’s 441 megawatt power plant under construction in Colon, Panama, advisors on the deal said. The $900 million power project, being built by Sinolam LNG affiliate Sinolam Smarter Energy LNG Power Co, expects to begin taking deliveries of […]
Panama announced on Saturday it will revoke its flag from the migrant rescue ship Aquarius due to “non-respect” of “international legal procedures” relating to the rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean. Aquarius spent 19 days docked in the French port of Marseille after Gibraltar revoked its flag last month, and the ship only set sail […]
Thousands of volunteers have hit the beaches of Panama to highlight the serious environmental problem of ocean pollution and the importance of reducing plastic use. The clean up has been repeated annually for more than two decades on 70 beaches near the capital Panama City and in the provinces of Darien, Veraguas and Cocle involving […]
Holland America Line will deploy five ships on 30 cruises to the Panama Canal next year. In addition to the full transits, ‘Panama Canal Sunfarer’ itineraries combine a partial transit with Southern Caribbean ports. Voyages from 10 to 23 days Full transits range from 14 to 23 days, while the cruises with partial transits stretch […]
In an age of ever-bigger cruise ships, it can be hard to stand out without constructing something the size of a small city and pushing it out to sea. Now, instead of just ramping up the scale of their vessels, cruise operators are starting to innovate with boat design, ripping up the rulebooks on marine […]
The Boquete Jazz and Blues Fest is coming to Boquete once again next year. This year will be back in Valle Escondido’s amphitheater the 21st to the 24 of February. There will be many parties and before and after, so come to Boquete early to enjoy this great event. Here is the line up and […]
This in from my friend Geoffrey who is marketing this nice property in Uruguay I recently visited this area of Uruguay when we stayed in Buenos Aires and I was very impressed with the quality of Uruguayan beef, some of the best in the world. The land is fertile, the climate good and a lot […]
Panama’s Minister of Maritime Affairs Jorge Barakat and the United States’ Maritime Authority Administration (MARAD)’s Admiral Mark. H. Buzby, have inked a major maritime transport co-operation agreement in Washington D.C. “The signing of this Memorandum of Co-operation will optimise the exchange of information and experiences for the training of seafarers and port operators; it will […]