What I am eating these days


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My God, what is it!!  I do not know but it has Lobster in it so it must be good!! Actually Chef Chris at Boulder 54 here in Boquete sent this to me.  Life is about good food and eating well and I follow Anthony Bourdain’s philosophy that good food does not have to be […]

September 11, 2018

Ecuadorians Seek Business in Panama


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On September 4th and 5th, Ecuadorian entrepreneurs from the wood furniture and construction finishing sector visited Panama City to offer their products. This event is organized by the Commercial Office of the Embassy of Ecuador in Guatemala and will be held at the Eurostar Panama City Hotel. The companies will be holding business meetings with important distributors in Panama […]

September 6, 2018

$20 million Investment in Private School


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An Environmental Impact Study has been submitted to build, in Ancon, province of Panama, a school that will have 15,000 square meters of open and closed areas. The study was presented by King’s College Panamá, S.A. and details that the work will be located on Clayton Albrook Street, in the village of Ancón, it will be […]

September 6, 2018

What I am watching now- my new toy!!


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This would be so cool to have here in Panama.  Zip out to some of the islands in 30 minutes instead of two hours. A Singaporean company has resurrected a post-WW2 German design to commercialize a beautiful reverse-delta ground effect vehicle as a high-speed, high-efficiency ferry for six to eight passengers. The Airfish 8 hovers serenely […]

September 4, 2018

China – Panama FTA Negotiations Move Forward


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In the second round, progress was made in sanitary and phytosanitary measures, commercial defense, rules of origin and access to markets. It was agreed that the Third Round of Negotiations will be held in Panama City from October 9 to 13.  From a statement issued by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MITI): MICI 8/28/2018. The […]

September 4, 2018

Vanilla could spice up Florida’s agriculture


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In the tropical climes of South Florida, there are researchers trying to breed the state’s next commercial crop. It could be vanilla. Products like vanilla extract and beans that flavor ice creams and lace perfumes come from plants in the genusVanilla, part of the orchid family. Florida’s farmers might want to look into the plant’s […]

September 4, 2018

Panama: Construction Drops 40%


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The most recent figures from the Comptroller General of the Republic detail that between January and July of this year the cost of new construction, additions and repairs totaled $793 million, and the number of projects for which construction permits were granted was 5,033. These figures are far from those reported up to July of last […]

September 4, 2018