(Insight Crime)Authorities in Panama’s northwestern province of Bocas del Toro have intercepted a string of vessels carrying large amounts of cocaine, a sign that traffickers are using the archipelago as part of long-range Caribbean Sea routes as … Read More
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Panama Embraces Transformation with Approval of Five-Year Sustainable Tourism Master Plan
(FTN News) The Panama Tourism Authority (ATP) announced the unanimous approval of its Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism 2020-2025 (PMTS for its acronym in Spanish) by the National Tourism Council, the main public-private body for the management of … Read More
Panama authorizes online horse race wagering
(SBC Americas) The Gaming Control Board (JCJ) of Panama has authorized the Hipódromo Presidente Remón to offer online horse race wagering when the racecourse resumes activities on October 1. The Panama City facility is also adapting its current shops … Read More
Panama allows some businesses to reopen after five month lockdown
(WTOP) Panama allowed hair salons, retail shops and car lots to open Monday after five months of lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The government also allowed public and private construction projects to resume and nongovernmental … Read More
Native trees thrive in teak plantations and may protect the Panama Canal
(Phys.org) Native to India, teak is the go-to species for reforestation in Central America. But teak often underperforms in the nutrient poor soils that dominate tropical landscapes. To discover if the timber value of teak plantations grown on poor … Read More
The Panamanian Artist Behind ‘Despacito’ Gets Intimate In New Video
(Broadway World) This week, Erika Ender released the official video for the English version of her new single "Day Off" or "Darnos Un Dia." The "Day Of" video is brought to life by the visualization of a romantic day off with her and her lover … Read More
Just like for the construction of the Panama Canal, non-white lives are expendable again
milwaukeeindependent.com“A finer body of men has never been gathered by any nation than the men who have done the work of building the Panama Canal; the conditions under which they have lived and have done their work have been better than in any … Read More