Judge replaces $5 million bond with jail cell
A Costa Rican judge ordered 4 months of preventive detention by annulling the bonds that a court had granted to...
BUSINESS
Panama gasoline prices up 25.6% in first semester
The price of gasoline in Panama, during the first semester of 2021, registered an increase of 25.6% behind only Argentina...
Optimism at Tocumen as passenger movement up 25%
Passenger movement at the Tocumen International Airport increased about 25% in June compared to May, Tocumen SA reported on Monday,...
19-member team to negotiate new Minera contract
Five days after naming Panama's 19-member negotiating team to define the new contract with Minera Panama a start date has...
Investigation of copper mine environmental incident
An investigation is underway into an environmental incident in Donosco, in Colón, which dyed the waters of the Chicheme stream...
Supreme Court rejects Minera appeals
Panama’s Supreme Court (CSJ) has rejected, as inadmissible, a series of appeals presented by Minera Panamá and the Ministry of...
PANAMA’S FAILING NEGOTIATORS
The Laurentino Cortizo government must have the worst negotiators in history. The details to renew the contract with Panama Ports...
40 samples of Panama’s best coffee head to world judges
After a week of tasting by 17 Panamanian judges 40 samples of the best coffee in Panama, will be sent...
Residential construction and repairs boosts construction sector
Construction and repairs in the residential segment raised the construction sector during the first five months of 2021. The Comptroller...
Rise in Panama visitors stopped in April
The growth of visitors to Panama, since January 2021, stopped in April. In January, the entry of 26,000 visitors was...
Labor shortage in US restaurant industry
AFP - Stores are reopening in Los Angeles and other parts of the United States, and “We are hiring” signs...
Panama economic recovery at 8.2% by 2022
Panama’s economic recovery will lead the region with a growth of 8.2% in the gross domestic product (GDP) by 2022,...
