Corruption in Panama is nothing new. The country’s notorious former leader, Manuel Noriega, was convicted by a US court in 1992 of racketeering, drug smuggling, and money laundering. After serving a long US prison sentence, in 2010, he was sentenced in France to a further seven years in prison for money laundering. According to Transparency […]
In mid-October, Panamanian public will enjoy Maykel Dinza’s rhytmic music, who is a vocalist and bassist, detailed here the also manager of the Soneros de la Juventud Orchestra. The artist will perform on October 18 in Panama City with part of his group and two Puerto Rican musicians at the festival ‘Rescatando la salsa’ […]
Bunker supplier Monjasa is preparing for a rapid transition to introduce IMO 2020-compliant marine fuel 0.5%S in Panama, while staying flexible to prevent early advances before IFO 380 demand falls off there, according to the company’s top official in the Americas. “We haven’t seen a real pickup yet for 0.5%S in Panama,” Rasmus Jacobsen, Monjasa’s […]
The Panamanian band Los Rabanes and the Mexican Tijuana No are at the top of the official poster of the sixth edition of the Patria Grande Festival, to be held from November 6 to 16 in this capital city. With almost 30 years of experience, the representation of Panama will arrive at the Caribbean […]
Agustina Ruiz, 25, will represent Panama in Miss World 2019. She is the 41st woman to represent the country in the international beauty pageant excluding Kathya Saldaña who attended the 58th edition but withdrew. Ruiz hails from Chitré, Herrera, Panama. The city is home to Mezquita de Chitre, Playa El Aguillito, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Penon […]
A high-level delegation from Singapore, led by Lam Pin Min, Senior Minister of State for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Health visited Panama, meeting for the first time with officials of Panama’s new government. He was accompanied by Mary Seet-Cheng, Non-Resident Ambassador of Singapore to Panama, as well as officials from the Ministry […]
Luis Calvo Reyes and Manuel Sánchez Ortega, Heads of the gambling regulatory bodies in Mexico and Panama, respectively, have met to share experiences and best practice for the development of the gambling industry in its different gambling verticals, as well as the enforcement of gambling regulations and the best oversight practices for this market. Calvo […]
The Panama Canal and the Port of Rotterdam signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote international trade between Europe and the West Coast of South America The Panama Canal and the Port of Rotterdam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote international trade between Europe and the West Coast of South America. Through this […]
After the Cortizo administration announced that Panama will limit itself to signing a partial scope agreement, Chinese authorities reported that they are still interested in negotiating a high-level free trade agreement. Although five rounds of negotiations had already taken place, in late August representatives of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (Mici) explained that they seek […]
Patrick Appleton writes in Airlines magazine about how IATA analysis warns that proposed taxes could see aviation’s economic contribution fall by $6 billion with the loss of 170,000 jobs. Panama’s government must work with the air transport industry to address the challenges facing the sector in the country, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. […]