(Business Standard) Workers have started assembling the Penonome wind farm, the first alternative energy facility of its kind in Panama and the largest in Central America with more than 100 towers. President Ricardo Martinelli and executives of Spanish-owned Union Eolica Panameña, or UEP, participated in a ceremony Monday to mark the start of the wind farm's assembly. UEP … [Read more...]
Panama Students Stranded in Cuba
(Hispanically Speaking News) Panama’s government will repatriate 99 Panamanian students who lack the funds to return from Cuba after completing university studies on the Communist-ruled island, the foreign minister said Friday. The government is committed to bringing the graduates home by Sept. 15, Fernando Nuñez said during a meeting with the students’ … [Read more...]
New Gates for Panama Canal arriving from Italy
(Dredging Today) The first four new gates for the Panama Canal’s Third Set of Locks will be arriving to Panama from Italy. The Third Set of Locks has a total of 16 rolling gates (eight for each new lock complex).The new gates weigh an average of 3,300 tons each. They were constructed in Italy by subcontractor Cimolai SpA. They will be unloaded in the Atlantic side of the … [Read more...]
New Panama resorts promise ultimate in luxury and escape from civilization
(Travel Daily News) For those that have done the jungle villas of Costa Rica and the private island retreats of the Caribbean, luxury resorts in Panama offer a fresh dose of character, exclusive amenities and unmatched wilderness adventure. Three new boutique properties are raising the bar for the tiny isthmus, inviting the discerning leisure traveler to delight in its … [Read more...]
Panama Tourism will contribute $2.5 Billion to its Economy in 2013
(global post) Tourism is expected to generate more than $2.5 billion for the Panamanian economy in 2013, the Panama Tourism Authority, or ATP, said. "The revenues from tourism during 2013 are going to be above $2.5 billion. In tourist visits, I think we're (at) 875,000 tourists, up to now, and estimates are that 2013 will close on the order of 2.2 million," ATP administrator … [Read more...]