The National Chamber of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Panama joined the international program “Redes de América”, in an alliance with a positive environmental impact, composed of twelve countries. According to a statement, during the third edition of the Latin American Summit for Fisheries and Aquaculture Sustainability, held in Puerto Varas, Chile, the president of the National […]
The United States announced the implementation of joint measures with Mexico to reduce the number of migrants arriving at its border, the scenario in Panama reflects how hundreds of them have been stranded in the country. Several of these migrants, mostly Venezuelans, decided to return to Panama from countries such as Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala. […]
the fastest-growing refrigerated storage and logistics service provider in Latin America, announced today the expansion of its temperature-controlled facility located in Panama City, Panama. This planned expansion will add more than 8,300 pallet positions to the facility, bringing its total capacity to 28,300 pallets. With this investment, the company will strengthen its Central American operations […]
The Government will extend the subsidy until January 15, 2023, keeping the price of the gallon at $3.25 for 91- and 95 octane, as well as low-sulphur diesel, with the aim of continuing the dynamization of the country’s economy. This subsidy represents a fiscal effort for the State in the midst of the austerity measures […]
Costa Rica and Panama are engaged in a trade dispute due to the trade blockade imposed by the Panamanians on Costa Rican food products. Therefore, as announced by the Minister of Foreign Trade, Manuel Tovar, Costa Rica is preparing to impose taxes on Panamanian goods that enter the national territory tax-free as a reprisal. “We […]
The government of Panama and energy companies, including SGP BioEnergy, announced Tuesday that they will add green hydrogen production to an advanced biorefinery in development. The facility plans to refine 180,000 barrels a day of biofuels, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and generate 405,000 metric tons of green hydrogen annually. Producing green hydrogen will allow […]
The Interinstitutional Commission to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Unreported and Unregulated Illegal Fisheries (INDNR) held a meeting this Friday at the Presidency of the Republic to publicize the progress of the inter-institutional action plan in relation to the observations made by the European Union (EU) in its last audit carried out in June of this […]
Many travelers dream of staying in top-of-the-line luxury hotels. But prohibitive prices often keep them away — especially now, as inflation drives up the cost of travel. For those who crave an upscale yet affordable getaway with an internationally branded hotel, however, there’s a place that should be on the radar: Panama. Luxury hotels in […]
Panama became the 77th country where the global business network Business Network International (BNI) operates, as announced by BNI’s Director of International Markets, Mahesh Srinivasan. Likewise, Srinivasan mentioned that they are very pleased with this arrival in Panama, since it was something they were being asked for and that will serve as a link to […]
In late October 2014, bad weather in western Panama grounded a kettle of raptors making their annual journey south for the season. The birds of prey don’t fly in bad weather—and October is the very end of Panama’s rainy season. “We kept seeing big reports coming in from Bocas Del Toro, but nothing was showing […]