A new study, published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals that nitrogen-fixing trees play an underrecognized role in recovering tropical forests by enriching nutrient-poor soils with scarce elements such as phosphorus and molybdenum. Coauthor Sarah Batterman, a tropical forest ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, explains, “We’ve long known that nitrogen-fixing trees […]
Twelve months after Central America began a health and economic crisis triggered by the covid-19 outbreak, Guatemala was the fastest recovering economy and Panamanian economic activity is the slowest to return to pre-pandemic levels. In March 2020, the first cases of covid-19 began to be detected in the countries of the region. The highly contagious disease, which at […]
How can we aspire to become a developed country, modifying laws and decrees to deliberately be an underdeveloped country? The Inter-Institutional Council for Basic Certification in Medicine and a couple of unpresentable deputies maintain their initiatives – a resolution and a bill, respectively – to lower the necessary qualification in order to verify the minimum […]
The Ngäbe-Bugle, Guna Yala and Embera indigenous regions and Bocas del Toro, Veraguas, Los Santos and Darien provinces currently stand out as the most vulnerable sites to climate change in Panama. According to a national study presented this week, some of these regions show a very low adaptive capacity, expressed through the effects of […]
Medical students, doctors and authorities from the University of Panama marched to the National Assembly on Thursday to demand the withdrawal of a bill that regulates the certification and recertification of doctors. The proposal also seeks to lower the qualification score currently required to receive medical certification. The Rector of the University of Panama, Eduardo […]
Two melanistic jaguars have been documented by camera traps in Panama’s Mamoní Valley. Researcher Kimberly Craighead with the Kaminando—Habitat Connectivity Initiative working there says they have identified 15 individual jaguars in the area, which is covered in primary and secondary forest. In addition to the two melanistic animals there, the team knows of three others […]
Yoselin was left without a preschool. Brithany’s virtual classes were suspended. Rafael still struggles with the computer, while Santiago has an at-home teacher who works outside of the formal system. In Panama, children and their parents are suffering more and more with the prolonged closure of schools. Érica Luna, a Nicaraguan immigrant, is 29 years […]
Marriott has debuted its first-ever Residence Inn hotel in Panama City, Panama, Caribbean Journal has learned. The hotel has 144 suites set across 12 floors in the Punta Pacitica area of the capital. The property has a lobby bar, daily hot breakfast, a convenience store, an infinity pool and amenities like free Wi-Fi. “We continue […]
The unit is located in The PH Coronado Golf tower which has 33 levels, a luxurious lobby and foyer with 3 high speed elevators plus a service elevator. The complex has 2 pools, spas, 24-hour security and electronic access control. It has two beautiful social areas, one located in the top two floors of the building, […]
Latin American development bank CAF has approved a US$350mn loan for digital transformation in Panama. The country is implementing a program to eliminate the digital divide and transform the public and private sectors, CAF said in a statement, adding that the loan was approved by the board on Tuesday. Measures to be financed include the implementation of […]