Health Ministry extends construction shutdown
Panama’s construction industry will remain shut down until Monday, August 10, according to an Executive Decree published Friday, July 31....
BUSINESS
Cruise industry crisis threatens Panama
The cruise industry is devastated worldwide and with the Pullmantur shipping company scrapping at least two of its vessels a...
Panama opens humanitarian window at Tocumen International
The Panama Government has authorized a controlled operations center for the interconnection of international commercial flights. It will allow -...
Jail for three children of ex-Peru president
The justice ordered on Friday, July 31, prison for three children of former Ecuadorian President Abdalá Bucaram. They are in...
Judge upbraids Martinelli and rejects lawsuit
The bankrolled sledgehammer campaign by ex- Panama Ricardo Martinelli against members of Panama’s judicial system who have crossed his path,...
Slow down for ships transiting canal protects whales and environment
Starting Saturday, August 1 and until November 30, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will urge vessels are heading to transit...
Panama ready to become Covid-19 vaccine distribution hub
The Regional Logistics Center for Humanitarian Assistance (CLRAH) is ready to distribute whichever COVID-19 vaccine, s approved by international organizations....
Consumer protection body swoops on non-payers
Panama’s Consumer Protection Authority (Acodeco), managed to collect $199,383.01, in the first half of the year through “coercive processes” carried...
Lawyers react to Martinelli rampage against judicial officials
A Ricardo Martinelli rampage against judicial officials comes at a time when the Public Prosecutor’s Office is awaiting the results...
OPINION: Magicians to handle public debt
f you spend more than you earn, you have to go into debt to pay it. The Ministry of Economy...
Panama economy back to prepandemic levels in 2022 – Cortizo
Panama's economy will fall 9% in 2020 and will recover expand by 4%, in 2021, says a revised government forecast...
Only three or four Copa planes will fly when restart arrives
As Covid-19 infections and deaths continue to spiral upwards in Panama the outlook for the airline and tourism sector becomes...
