Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Cannes Film Market Adds Annecy, Frontieres, Cabos, Panama too Goes To Line-Up Panama’s independent film scene is gaining worldwide acclaim, and recent news from Cannes confirms this In further signs of...
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Panama to Unroll Customs Security Pre-Check to Help Ease Customs Process for Tourists
Panama has just announced that they will roll out a national, online security pre-check for both locals and foreigners entering the country. The pre-check will be on online registry where international travelers can keep their travel data and records. This registry...
Korean company takes $65 million thermal power plant order from Panama. – Weekly News Roundup, February 19th.
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Panama Canal Crack Fixed After a long, and worrisome wait at the Cocoli locks for months, the Panama Canal Authority has finally fixed the leak that set the structure’s finish date back by a few months. The...
Panama plans $13.5 million water treatment plant for Contadora Island. – Weekly News Roundup, February 12th.
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Water plant to be built on Contadora Island A $13.5 million drinking water and sewage treatment plant is to be built on Contadora Island, as part of a greater effort to clean the Bay of Panama and its...
Panama takes on mosquitos to prevent Zika spread – Weekly News Roundup, February 5th.
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Emirates to go ahead with Dubai-Panama flights from March 31st The longest non-stop flight in the world (yet to launch) will be from Panama City, Panama, to Dubai, UAE. However, the original launch date has...
Japan announces Metro 3 will be region’s first Monorail. – Weekly News Roundup, January 29th.
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Panama plans for Central America's first monorail on track Earlier this month, plans for Japan’s investment in Panama’s Metro Line 3 were announced. Now, more information is coming out about just how big...
Panama Canal Expansion to open in Q2, 2016. – Weekly News Roundup, January 22nd.
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Panama locks opening now expected in second quarter After two years of delays, and moths of speculation on the new opening timeframe for the Panama Canal expansion project, the official word is that the...
Japan will finance Panama’s Metro Line 3. – Weekly News Roundup, January 15th
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Line 3 Of Panama Metro Will Be Financed By Japan While Panama’s Metro Line 2 hasn’t even broken ground yet, plans are already in motion for the financing of Panama’s Metro Line 3. And this month, the...
Panama ranked as world’s #1 retirement destination. – Weekly News Roundup, January 10th.
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Homebuyers return to Panama City’s rejuvenated old quarter Casco Viejo, the famous “old city” section of Panama City, has been undergoing a renaissance over the past few years. And it’s not just for...