The Republic of Panama, with a view to international maritime development, plays a very important role in the global logistics platform through the responsible administration of its merchant fleet and its port system, in the training of seafarers who sail aboard its ships and in the conservation of its seas. Panama’s permanent commitment to compliance […]
So, if you postponed plans like many did, you can now book a trip to Panama. While not entirely out of the woods yet, Panama completed the first stage of quarantine and is now gradually opening back up. I am still shocked when I hear people from the US tell us how strict they think […]
Well, it looks like professionals will soon be able to get back to work! I love this sign and picture! The guy says it all a big thumbs up. I think that we are all ready to get back to some semblance of normal, albeit taking the necessary precautions which have become common sense now. […]
The road traveled by those arriving at the Migrant Receiving Station in La Peñita, Panama, is long and dangerous enough, yet migrants still have several borders and thousands more kilometres ahead of them. At this station in the jungle, our colleagues from the Panamanian Red Cross (PRC) provide Restoring Family Links (RFL) services, which enable […]
The Panamanian government announced that it had reached an agreement with the Costa Rican authorities that Panamanian heavy transport units would be given a 72-hour period to load and unload goods in tax offices. Arguing that it was an attempt to mitigate the spread of the covid-19, the Costa Rican presidency decided that from 18 […]
Ensuring customer supply, adjusting protocols to maintain store operations and supporting suppliers with more frequent payments are all part of the strategies supermarkets are applying in this new business environment. Maintaining store operations in this scenario of health crisis and the spread of covid-19 is a real challenge for supermarkets in Central America. For example, […]
Focusing on increasing income from after-sales services and making alliances with banks to offer better financing conditions are some of the strategies that car dealers in Panama intend to implement in this new reality. Representatives of Ricardo Perez S.A., a Toyota brand distributor in the country, believe that because the purchase of a vehicle represents […]
Placing the most essential products on the website, establishing partnerships with specialized companies to ensure the shipping and delivery of orders on time, are some of the tips for companies to develop e-commerce in the new business reality. How to reach customers, implement or enhance the digital sales channel in this context of health crisis, […]
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has announced that in coordination with the Ministry of Health (MINSA), it has allowed international navigation vessels, including tankers and container vessels, which are not currently in operation, to anchor their ships in the Bay of Panama until they pass the world sanitary status and they have only their minimum […]
According to Executive Decree No. 96 of May 15, 2020, the Ministry of Labor of Panama has ordered that, for the operation and gradual reactivation of companies and/or activities, the employer must complete the digital form on the reactivation of contracts, enabled by the Ministry of Labor on its website. In addition, Executive Decree No. […]