People’s Alliance calls mass demonstration on July 1
The Alianza Pueblo Unido por la Vida —the movement of union, social and popular organizations that emerged in the negotiations...
BUSINESS
Panama a step closer to exiting FATF gray list
The Financial Action Task Force certified Friday, that Panama has substantially completed the action plan agreed in 2019 to...
Panama tourism returns to pre-pandemic levels
Tourism in P Panama is on the rise and the indicators show that the recovery is reflected in all...
Latin America air travel nears pre-pandemic levels
Air passenger traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean registered one of the highest rates in April, reaching 99.8%...
Drought forces Canal to decrease the draft of neopanamax ships
The Panama Canal will gradually decrease, to 43 feet (13.11 meters), the maximum draft in the neopanamax locks due...
Housing, water, gas and electricity increase 10.9%
The cost of housing, water, electricity, and gas services increased by 10.9% in one year (May 2022 versus May...
$480,000 tender for cleaning truck suspended
The public tender for the acquisition of a $480,000, suction truck to clean sewers proposed by the mayor’s...
United opposition to Portobelo sand extraction
Residents, NGOs, and businessmen have united to question the environmental impact studies, to extract 14 million cubic meters of...
ENVIRONMENT: Peak oil demand on the horizon
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says global oil demand will slow “markedly” in the coming years and a peak...
Cabinet Council approves Minera Panama contract
During Wednesday's session, the Cabinet Council authorized the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Federico Alfaro Boyd, to sign...
Slowdown in container movement hits Panamanian ports
The movement of TEU containers in the national port system fell 1.3% during the first four months of 2023,...
Business leaders reject of “political” distribution of decentralization funds
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Agriculture (CCIAP) attacked on Sunday, June 11, the distribution of decentralization funds and...
