Renting to tourists in Colon merits fines up to $5,000
Homeowners who rent rooms or apartments to tourists in Colon, face fines of $500 - $5000 according to a decree...
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Panama hotels offer fifth night free to mark 500th anniversary
The Panama Hotel Association (Apatel) has launched a “Fifth night free,” promotion, to celebrate the 500 years of the founding...
Lethal Banana Fungus Sparks Colombia National Emergency
Colombia, one of the world's largest banana exporters, declared a national emergency on Thursday. August 8 after detecting an outbreak...
US companies take fresh look at Panama state projects
Construction companies in the United States, which for years have steered clear of Panama government projects as bribery allegations...
Canal denies detention of Venezuelan ship carrying food
The Panama Canal Authority has denied published reports of a complaint by Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, that a ship...
OPINION: Mortgaging Panama’s future
In the current five-year period, of the administration of President Laurentino Cortizo, almost 11 billion dollars of Panamanian public debt...
Builder of the Titanic Sinks into BankruptcyTitanic
The famed "Harland and Wolff" shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that built the "Titanic", and many of the warships that...
Power transmission line construction bidding delayed 3 months
The presentation of tender proposals to build the Sabanitas, Colón transmission line to the Panama III substation. has been postponed...
Save trees orotest against private school project
On Monday, August 5 private a group of residents of the Clayton area held a peaceful protest against the construction...
Strong reactions to ‘inexplicable’ ruling in multi-million bribery case
Former presidential candidate Ricardo Lombana said he is not surprised by the decision of the Second Court of Appeals to...
Despite Trump veto Huawei mobile sales outstrip Apple
Despite the veto announced in mid-May by the Trump Administration, Huawei continues to expand its mobile phone sales and in...
Decameron facing $6 million lawsuit over alleged rape of Canadian teens
The image of Panama as a winter refuge for thousands of Canadians who arrive each year. many on package-tour...
