Labor shortage in US restaurant industry
AFP - Stores are reopening in Los Angeles and other parts of the United States, and “We are hiring” signs...
BUSINESS
Panama economic recovery at 8.2% by 2022
Panama’s economic recovery will lead the region with a growth of 8.2% in the gross domestic product (GDP) by 2022,...
Panama-flagged ship released from Suez Canal
AFP, CAIRO - The Panama-flagged container ship “Ever Given”, which blocked the Suez Canal for six days and was...
Panama-flagged ship that blocked Suez Canal will sail Wednesday
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced Sunday, July 4 an agreement to release next Wednesday Panama flagged giant container ship...
Design of tunnel under canal will cost $9.8 million
If the General Directorate of Public Procurement (DGCP) endorses the report of the evaluation commission, the cost of the...
Business execs seek transparency in Ports contract extension
A day after President Cortizo presented his report to the nation while glossing over the renewal of the Panama Ports...
Dairy company workers win 18% raise over 4 years
Workers and the Estrella Azul company reached an agreement, which allows the lifting of the week-long strike decreed by the...
OPINION: The Panama Ports disgrace
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) maintains that the renewal of the Panama Ports Company (PPC) contract is automatic, that it...
US consumer confidence on the upswing
AFP US consumer confidence improved markedly in June, reaching its highest level since the start of the pandemic in March...
New Hospital del Niño hits another bump on 7-year road
The new Hospital del Niño (HN) came to another bend in the tortuous seven-year path to the start of construction...
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...
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...
