Maersk skips Panama Canal for land bridge
The Maersk group, one of the world's largest maritime transport groups, has announced that due to the low water...
BUSINESS
Foot-dragging in the midst of Canal water crisis
In September 2023, the board of directors of the Panama Canal sent a proposal to the Cabinet Council as...
Workers seek $765 monthly minimum wage
From the perspective of workers, the minimum wage that should govern between 2024 and 2025 in Panama would have...
Perennial garbage crisis in Panama Wonderland
Over one hundred workers Urban and Home Cleaning Authority (AAUD), have been laid off, which could aggravate Panama’s perennial...
Cortizo’s legacy “bankrupt social security” — analyst
Following Tuesday’s lackluster management report by Panama President Laurentino Cortizo the lawyer and political analyst, Rodrigo Noriega, referred to...
Panama citizens want to be part of the action in 2024
2023 leaves important lessons for Panama, one of them is that citizens are not willing to be just spectators of...
Business sector demands government action on mine closing
One month after the historic ruling that declared the contract between Minera Panamá and the State unconstitutional, Panama’s...
Ministry rejects 93 mining exploration requests
The Ministry of Commerce and Industries announced on Wednesday, December 27, that to date a total of 93 administrative resolutions...
Panama Tourism sector rebounding
The tourism sector in Panama had been moving towards a full recovery until September of this year. A report...
Mexico launches rail challenge to Panama Canal
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, inaugurated on Friday, December 22 the Interoceanic Corridor of the isthmus...
2023 the driest year in the history of the Panama Canal
Amid growing concern about the operation of the Panama Canal, several significant challenges have arisen. Recently, the Canal...
