First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) said yesterday that Cobre Panama can resume full production. The Panamanian government gave the company permission to start up after the copper mine suspended operation due to COVID-19 health restrictions. The mine has 800 workers. Full ramp-up is expected by mid-August. The company said no cases of COVID-19 have been detected […]
The first published bird checklist from Jicarón and Jicarita, Panama’s southernmost islands and part of Coiba National Park, underscores the importance of sending biologists to explore new territory. Both islands are accessible from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s newest research station on Coibita Island. In 2015, photographer Christian Ziegler (with the International League of Conservation […]
Panamanian authorities warned strongly that migrants cannot organize new repatriation caravans, and threatened to penalize those who break the law, it was learned on Tuesday. In a communiqué, the National Migration Service (SNM) referred to the prohibition of ‘the caravans that are being organized to depart from July 10-15, 2020.’ Authorities warned the foreigners […]
Hat tip to Geoffrey McRae for sending this article to me. Millionaires across Latin America are looking to leave their home countries as governments strive to fix public finances battered by the Covid-19 pandemic with higher taxes on the wealthy. Some are ready to move, with families in tow, as far as Portugal. Others prefer […]
Panama today facilitated the repatriation of 295 crew from five Carnival Corp. ships, including Holland America Line’s Oosterdam and Koningsdam. The crew were landed on tenders under strict sanitation procedures for transfer to charter flights from Panama City to Amsterdam, Manila and Jakarta. Arriving crew At the same time, 239 crew arrived in Panama to replace […]
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) wishes to highlight that the measures adopted through MMN-003-2020, on the extension of employment agreements for seafarers were implemented to safeguard their rights and working conditions during this health crisis (COVID-19), it has also responsibly adopted various actions with the purpose of establishing mechanisms, procedures, instructions, administrative measures and communications, […]
A new twist was the focal point of Survivor: Panama and that was the Exile Island twist, which is why the season is often referred to as Survivor: Exile Island. Before that twist was introduced, another Survivor first occurred, which we’ll touch on first on our list of memorable moments. Four Tribes For the first time in Survivor history, the contestants started […]
Ricardo, second left, and Luis Enrique – sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli – are seen with their lawyers and a police officer after being detained in Guatemala City on Monday [Luis Echeverria/Reuters] US prosecutors have charged two sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli in connection with bribery and money laundering linked to […]
Spencer Helfen Fine Arts is pleased to present an important historical exhibition: The Magical Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915, now online. 105 years ago a Magical City was constructed inside the City of San Francisco… that Magical City was the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE). (i) the opening of the Panama Canal in August of 1914. The Canal […]
After an abrupt drop reported in March and April in consumer interactions associated with vacation properties, since the beginning of May in all markets of the region interest in this topic has rebounded. Through a system that monitors changes in consumer interests and preferences in Central American countries in real time, developed by CentralAmericaData, it is possible to project short and […]