A year ago the Panama Canal faced with low rainfall in the basin, had to take measures to maintain operations. It will begin in 2021 offering 50 feet of draft, the highest level for neo-Panamax locks, announced administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales in his end of the year message. The service to customers and users of […]
For one, we secured the continuity of our service by protecting our team and customers first. We introduced COVID-19 safety measures in March to keep the Panama Canal route operating safely and without interruptions throughout the entire year. To date, positive cases have not affected, nor have been linked to, our transit operations, and our staff […]
Panama has signed agreements with four producers of COVID-19 vaccines to acquire a total of 5.5 million doses, enough for 80% of the population, senior health ministry official Nadja Porcell said on Tuesday. Vaccines from drugmaker Pfizer are set to begin arriving in early 2021, Porcell said in a televised address. Source: Reuters (Reporting by […]
Ten brigades of Cuban doctors arrived in Panama on Friday morning to collaborate with the care of those infected by Covid-19, at the most critical moment of the pandemic in the country. Lydia Margarita Gonzalez, Cuban ambassador in Panama, and Nadja Porcell, general director of Health of the Ministry of Health (MINSA), were at […]
This was an incredible story of how Delta Special Forces pulled off a most daring rescue. I know Kurt Muse and a few of the Panamanians involved in this and even today, they want this story to remain subdued. Kurt wrote a book that I highly recommend on his rescue called “Six Minutes to Freedom” […]
The all-inclusive Dreams Playa Bonita resort in Panama will be opening at the end of the first quarter, Caribbean Journal has learned. The resort, which is parent company AMResorts’ only hotel property in Panama, will reopen on March 10, 2021, according to AMResorts’ website. The property, a short drive from Panama City’s Tocumen International Airport, […]
One of the things I posted last week in “7 Crucial Questions to Ask Before You Retire Abroad” was “How will you find Quality Healthcare?” I can speak from very recent experience! The day after Thanksgiving last year, I checked into the Emergency room at our Regional Hospital for surgery. My doctor told me the […]
Well, 2021 is here and with a New Year, we have laid some plans for our future here in Boquete. Susie and I have enjoyed our home that we built 6 years ago and it was the most enjoyable experience of my life! Following in my Father’s footsteps, I learned construction in my 20s and […]
Have you checked your U.S. passport lately? Even if you’re not considering international travel any time soon, you may want to take a look at the expiration date. Though travel agents typically recommend giving the government a few months to process a passport renewal, the timeline has, unsurprisingly, become a bit more complicated during the coronavirus pandemic. Currently there’s a major backlog […]
Viking Cruise Line is closer to docking at Port Panama City. Port authority board members unanimously accepted Viking’s letter of intent during Friday’s meeting. Viking officials plan to add Panama City as a port of call, marketing it as a ‘Gulf Coast Getaway’. It would be the cruise line’s first Gulf port. Viking plans to […]