School ship for maritime cadets on Cortizo priority list
President-elect, Laurentino Cortizo made a commitment during his election campaign that the country would acquire a school ship to complete...
BUSINESS
Finance Ministry income projections off by 24,9%
Panama’s outgoing Finance Ministry (MEF) came up $526 million or 24.9% short in its projections of revenue in the first...
Time frame 80% gone, $89 million project 10% complete
Panama’s Ministry of Public Works (MOP) and the Italian construction company Astaldi are digging in for what could be...
Panama’s royal family of geisha coffee retains crown
Panama’s Lamastus family has again been crowned the royal family of geisha coffee produced in the highlands of Chiriqui....
First cruise ship home port reservation for new Panama terminal.
The Norwegian Star cruise ship , has made the first "Home Port" reservation for October 2020, in the new Panama...
Business leaders urge Panama tourism push
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, (Cciap) has repeated its call for the government to “activate as soon as possible tourism as...
Iberian companies get $800 million contracts from exiting administration
With a little more than a month before the end of the current administration. Iberian companies have jumped to the...
Consumer protection agency resolves $11.3 million case problems
Panama’s the Consumer Protection Authority (Acodeco) resolved 821 complaints in favor of consumers, for a total amount of $11.3...
Financial fraudster arrested in Panama City
One of Panama’s most wanted financial fraudsters was captured on Calle 50, in Panama City's banking area on Friday, May...
$614 million contract for new children’s hospital
After six years of prevarication, the Ministry of Health has selected a company for the construction of a $614...
Chinese Line 3 bidder in corruption upset
A Chinese company in the running for the construction of Line 3 of the Panama Metro, been accused of corruption...
Second nominee for Canal board opts out
Panama’s ambassador to of Panama in the United States, Emanuel González-Revilla, became the second of the nominees to the...
