Products that offer a refund in the event of having to cancel the trip due to illness, as well as coverage at the destination if the person becomes ill, both for medical expenses and for lodging in case a quarantine is needed, constitute a great opportunity in this context of the spread of covid-19. Leonardo […]
After five months of implementing measures to mitigate the covid-19 outbreak, the business sector in Panama is calling for the removal of unreasonable, technical and unconstitutional restrictions that are working against the success of economic and social recovery. So far, Panama is the country that has registered the most abrupt fall in its level of economic activity in Central […]
GlobalAutoIndustry.com’s latest Audio Interview “How to Support International Business Travelers and Employees on Assignment In the New Normal” features Lynn Greenberg. Greenberg is the founder and CEO of Pivt, the mobile app designed to reduce churn and improve the well-being of relocated and transient employees. Previously, Greenberg worked at Bloomberg LP in London and then […]
Pineapples from Panama will arrive in China in the coming days and officially start their sales in this market. Fruit is an important export product of Panama, and their pineapples, the second-largest export fruit after bananas from this country, are world-renowned. They are high in sugar content, refreshing, tender, and fragrant, and are golden in […]
The Panamanian government has for now ruled out the hiring of Cuban doctors to combat COVID-19, amid protests from the health union and warnings from the United States. “Right now, that decision has been put aside,” Panamanian Health Minister Luis Francisco Sucre said on Monday, referring to the hiring of Cuban doctors. His remarks came […]
Finally, after several postponements, Panama will reopen for Tourism and Buyers looking for bargains that are for sale here in Panama. We have several to offer starting at under $180,000. Panama has officially released their reopening plan, which was approved this Tuesday by the cabinet, and has international aviation and tourism activities set to restart […]
Native to India, teak is the go-to species for reforestation in Central America. But teak often underperforms in the nutrient poor soils that dominate tropical landscapes. To discover if the timber value of teak plantations grown on poor soils can be increased, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute interplanted rosewood and amarillo, both economically […]
Central America is one of the most diverse floristic regions in the world, but a lack of comprehensive plant records and knowledge of its endangered, endemic tree species impedes conservation work. Researcher Pablo Ramos measures the trunk size of Dipteryx panamensis, which is endemic to Central America. In a new research paper published in Forest Ecosystems, […]
Located on the narrow isthmus between North and South America, Panama offers some of the most important stopover and wintering habitat for migrant shorebird species in the Americas. Each year, between 1 to 2 million shorebirds use Panama’s coastal wetlands, encompassing mangrove forests, mudflats, estuaries, and freshwater marshes. In particular, there are 120 neotropical migrants […]
During a speech at the CybertechLive Latin America online conference, Panama’s commerce minister said the park is part of a plan to transform the country into the digital hub of the region. The Panamanian government and Israel’s Innovation BaseCamp company announced Tuesday they will collaborate on a high-tech park project aimed at transforming Panama into […]