(Prensa.com) The World Bank (WB) said today "encouraging" and "important" efforts to improve business regulation in Latin America, with Panama, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico to the head, while watching other setbacks as Argentina and Venezuela. Data is collected in the study, "Doing Business 2013: Smart Regulations for Small and Medium Enterprises" held jointly with the … [Read more...]
Panama Hospitals: What’s the Quality of Panama’s Hospitals?
(Panama Gringo) When traveling to or deciding to call yourself an expat in a foreign country, the quality of hospitals can be very important. As Central America is considered to be a third-world region of the world it could be easy to assume the hospitals are on the same level of quality. From my experience as an expat in Panama City, I can tell you that this is not the case … [Read more...]
Finding the Bahai Egg building in Panama
(International Living) On my first two visits to Panama I tried, unsuccessfully, to get to the bizarre “Bahai Egg.” My first attempt, five years ago, (without a GPS) involved trying to navigate with a map given to me by the car rental company and an outdated guide-book. The “Bahai Egg,” also known by its actual name The Bahai Temple, sits on top of a hill with a beautiful … [Read more...]
Panama Canal crossing in two minute time lapse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sx3ZodnJNA&feature=share&list=UURkYMyjtxDTnOigv2_orZOw Ever wonder how it would look to transit the Panama Canal in two minutes flat? Cal Maritime Cadet Ancil Hoffman, a class of 2013 mechanical engineering student, put together a great time-lapsed video of the Training Ship Golden Bear transiting the Panama Canal during Cal Maritime's … [Read more...]
Panama Canal cargo at record high
(Channelnewsasia.com) A record amount of cargo crossed the Panama Canal over the past 12 months, largely fuelled by economic growth in Latin America, the waterway's top administrator said. Nearly 334 million tonnes of cargo crossed the canal during fiscal year 2011 -- which ended September 30 -- a jump from 322 million tonnes the previous year, said Panama Canal … [Read more...]