This farm or finca is 5 hectares or over 12 acres of flat usable land. There is road access, a water line and electricity to the property. Irrigation water is by private well with one nearby producing 30 gallons per hour at 100 feet. Nearby farms include livestock and green housing vegetable production. Hydroponic lettuce, […]
Here is a nice article about our Flower Festival. It is in full swing again this year and our little town is packed with visitors. David Bell writes in Your Panama about his thoughts. Flower festival in Boquete is something visitors should definitely include on a trip to western Panama. From the 11th to the […]
Until January 13, 2020, the Sworn Declaration of Liquidation of the Selective Consumption Tax on Soft Drinks may be presented in Panama, corresponding to November 2019. Law 114 dated November 18, 2019, which entered into force on November 19, 2019, establishes a new rate for the Selective Excise Tax on Soft Drinks, which is why […]
Panamanian businessmen are opposed to extending price controls on 14 products in the basic family food basket for six months. The list of products whose prices are controlled includes slank, ribbon steak, ground beef, whole chicken, rice, onions, yams, national potatoes, perita tomatoes, yucca, powdered milk, sliced bread, processed American yellow cheese and sausages. You […]
Although at the beginning of the Cortizo administration it was announced that the price control system for the basic basket would be gradually removed, now the Panamanian president is threatening to add products that were already excluded again, if their prices rise. On January 7, it was confirmed that the price control on 14 products […]
Drought is seriously affecting today the Panama Canal, making 2019 as the fifth driest in the past 70 years in its river basin; intense work is being done to guarantee its operations. With this in mind, the facility authorities worked modeling extreme conditions of lack of rain, in order to try to carry out […]
The Panama Canal. Flowering trees, palm-studded beaches, free winds for everyone. Hundreds of bird species fly through the Isthmus of Panama each year between North and South America. Now, Cynthia Inglett, 22, has made that Central American country her destination. “I am going to be an environmental educator,” said Cynthia, who will begin her tour […]
During the first 11 months of 2019, 2,421 luxury vehicles were sold in Panama, a figure 8% higher than that reported for the same period in 2018. According to the most recent report from the General Comptroller of the Republic, between January and November 2018 and the same period in 2019, in general the number […]
Panama’s National Assembly of Panama has approved a Bill that will create a register of beneficial owners of legal entities in the country at the centre of the biggest offshore scandal in history. Under the Bill, resident agents will be required to file relevant information on all Panama-incorporated legal entities for which they are acting. All […]
In Latin America, the e-commerce market is expected to increase by approximately 44% over the next two years (2020-2021), demanding larger delivery fleets and more last-mile mobility solutions in the region. One company preparing for this evolution is international courier DHL of German logistics company Deutsche Post DHL which is currently working with Panama, the […]