OPINION: President deaf to Ports outcry
The renewal of the port concession contract to Panama Ports Company (PPC) has had the population fired up for a...
BUSINESS
Panama Ports sweetens the pot with $150 million
The Panama Ports Company (PPC) since May 21 sent the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) two pot-sweetener checks with...
Expats rate Panama living
The Expat Insider 2021 survey ranked Panama as the 19th country out of 59 nations in the world. The survey...
Panama stays on money laundering gray list
Panama remains on the gray list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which identifies countries with deficiencies in their...
“Best of Panama” coffee competition goes virtual
BOQUETE, Chiriquí. 51 Panama coffee producers are participating in the 'The Best of Panama 2021' competition using 14,550 pounds of...
Gas prices up across the board
The Ministry of Energy reports that 95 octane gasoline will raise its price by two cents to 0.90 cents per...
30 arrested in mega Costa Rica corruption swoop
AFP - A mega corruption investigation in Costa Rica, involving a presidential adviser and executives of construction firms with Panama...
96.8% of world container fleet can now transit Canal
An increase in the length of ships using the neo-Panamax locks of the Panama Canal means that 96.8 % of ...
Panama exports surge 77.4% in first quarter
Exports in the first quarter of the year reached $1.85 billion, an increase of 77.4% compared to the same period...
Impunity taking toll on Panama internationally
For more than a decade, Panama has experienced a maelstrom of scandals related to corruption and lack of transparency. During...
Rain raises draft of transit vessels to 50 ft
The increase in rainfall in the Canal basin has raised the level of Gatun Lake above the level that it...
Biden repeals Trump TikTok decree
AFP - President Joe Biden on Wednesday, June 9, repealed the decrees of Donald Trump, which sought to ban the...
