(Panama Digest) A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit about 70 miles south of the city of David in the province of Chiriqui at 11:34 a.m. on Sunday. No damages or injuries have been reported, according the the University of Panama’s Institute of Geosciences. The institute recently installed a seismograph in Boquete to better monitor earthquakes in the Chiriqui region. It reports … [Read more...]
Portugal says Noriega should name accomplices
(Prensa.com) Former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega should be brought back to Panama and pressured to name his accomplices in the crimes that were committed during the military dictatorship. This is the opinion of Patria Portugal, daughter of the late political leader Heliodoro Portugal, who was one of the victims of the military regime. Patria Portugal, who is now the … [Read more...]
Panama may soon exit tax haven gray list
(Newsroom Panama) Panama is on the cusp of being removed from the tax haven gray list of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Exiting the list will provide numerous economic benefits to Panama according to Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance Frank De Lima. The country’s cleansing will follow the signing its 10th double taxation treaty … [Read more...]
Roberto “Mano de Piedra” Duran celebratedhis 60th birthday
(Newsroom Panama) Panama’s living boxing legend, and greatest sports hero, Roberto "Mano de Piedra" Duran celebratedhis 60th birthday. in Panama on Thursday, June 16. Duran fighting in the Montreal Olympic Stadium to wrest a title from Sugar Ray LeonardKnown as “Hands of Stone Duran had 119 bouts, winning 113 including knockouts during five decades in the ring. On … [Read more...]
A Brief History of the Panama Hat
(Panama Gringo) Did you know that the hat that most of us know as the ‘Panama hat’ didn’t actually originate in Panama? Until recently I had no idea that the hat that most of us recall when we hear the term is actually an Ecuadorian imposter. The ‘Panama hat’ is made from the leaves of the toquilla straw plant. The leaves are used to make the material the hats are woven … [Read more...]