I mentioned to my loyal and regular group of readers both in the US and Panama, that I would be visiting Bocas del Toro. A group of (4) of us made the trip that culminated on Tuesday. However it became to be, I was thrust into this 5 years ago stemming from a Cease and…
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/230710/puerto-logistica-verde-david-chiriqui Green logistics is part of Puerto Barú, as stated by its Project Manager, Nicolás Posada. With multiple environmental advantages and rigorous monitoring, Puerto Barú is 100% committed to sustainable development in the Gulf of Chiriquí according to those who are in charge of this project. “This is a project with green logistics, not only because…
Right up there with Phillipines and Vietnam and Thailand, ….you do NOT want to get arrested in Panama. Long known for deplorable conditions, they are now sitting at over 50% in overpopulation. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/221121/230526-221120-tumba-vivos-calabozo-penitenciaria The prisoners sleep in makeshift hammocks and mats, due to a lack of beds. ceded “Whoever does not live it, does not understand…
The Panama-Arraiján highway expansion project is only a few months away from completion. The project that began with an order to proceed on September 22, 2017, includes a construction of 11 kilometers of highway, with eight lanes on the main trunk, distributed in four towards the capital city and four towards Panama West, with in order…
The campaign in the various political parties started and with this various proposals have begun to emerge from the candidates for the Presidency of the Republic who promise to fulfill their victory in the 2024 presidential elections. One of the proposals that has resurfaced is the construction of the Panama-David train, a project that began…
Beware the red checkerboard do rags. They are out to buy your soul. Panama received this Thursday a high-level delegation of companies from Saudi Arabia to present the advantages of investing in the country. The purpose of the meeting was to convince visiting Saudi companies that Panama is the right place to establish their presence…
As soon as I vet some more of the people contacting me —“NOW” after all the rancor my family has already suffered, more to come about our friendly neighborhood group of criminals in Bocas. Amazing in looking back, I was told a banker, tennis pro, and chiropractor were the “bad guys”. Glad to see some…
The Panama Fire Department tries to put out a fire in some warehouses and workshops on Monday afternoon, April 17, on Seventh Street, in Río Abajo. At 1:37 pm, the fire started on Seventh Street in Río Abajo, in a tire sales location, confirmed the Fire Department. Subsequently, the fire spread to the Comasa company,…
Only with the vigor and impatience that children can show, they eagerly await in their classrooms the call of the teachers to receive their snack for the day. At Quebrada Hacha, the food of knowledge is combined with nutrition to guarantee that students have a future of greater opportunities. From early hours, the mothers begin preparing…
These house look like Goddamn tool sheds!!! The National Government has assigned a starting transfer for $3,394,687 million to finish the Nuevo Cartí urbanization project, which aims to accommodate 300 families who currently live in danger of flooding and overcrowding on the Gardí Sugdub island, in Guna Yala. With the transfer of departure, the authorities…
