Panama Welcomes Crypto Regulation Bill


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The bill will allow Panama to become the choice jurisdiction for companies seeking to issue any type of asset. Crypto adoption is the new trend in South and Central American countries as they believe it holds a lot of financial and economic sense and potential for their citizens. While El Salvador has been able to actualize its aim […]

September 15, 2021

Panama Touts Bitcoin and Ethereum in New Crypto Law


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Central America’s bitcoin adoption is on the rise, with Panama the latest country to flock toward cryptocurrencies. The development has unfolded on the very same day that El Salvador officially accepts bitcoin as legal tender. Now the Republic of Panama is moving in the same direction but is putting its own personal touch on the roll-out by […]

September 15, 2021

Panamanian Pineapple’s Sweet Journey to China


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Located at the isthmus of Central America, Panama is known for the Panama Canal, Geisha coffee, and tropical fruits like pineapple and banana. On June 13, 2017, China established diplomatic relations with Panama, a country then little known to most Chinese but went on to impress the Chinese with its many delicacies. Pineapple is a […]

September 15, 2021

Traversing the Panama Canal


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One of the more interesting trips I have made is through the Panama Canal. My understanding is that such a trip can be quite expensive, but I was able to hitch a free ride with my fellow researcher from Wittenberg University a few decades ago. It was made possible via a missionary’s son who lived […]

September 15, 2021

Air advisors lend hand to local Panamanian community


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Air advisors from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron spread out chain-link fence Aug. 1, 2021, at Escuela Playa Leona in Playa Leona, Panama. MSAS members donated building materials, repaired more than 900 square feet of chain-link fencing, and removed 400 pounds of trash, debris, and vegetation on the school’s property. (U.S. Air Force photo) […]

September 15, 2021

Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic Join Forces to Promote Trade


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Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic will meet in the new dialogue space called the “Caribbean Triangle” to develop joint strategies to address the economic, political and social situation in the region, announced the Panamanian Foreign Ministry. He reported that this tripartite alliance, based on the principles of promoting democracy and respect […]

September 15, 2021

Panama travelers exempted from covid restrictions


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Panama eliminated the obligation to present Covid-19 tests and quarantine for travelers arriving in the country by air, sea, and land, as long as the anticovid vaccine has been applied. The Ministery of Health published this Tuesday, August 30, in the  Official Gazette  resolution 833 that establishes that all travelers will be exonerated from presenting any Covid-19 test, […]

September 15, 2021