(Isla Palenque) Video contest calls for young adults nationwide to prove their passion for adventure and sustainability. The Resort at Isla Palenque, an Amble Resort, is pleased to announce their Island Intern Contest. The eco-luxury resort seeks collegiate and post graduate students with a passion for sustainable travel and adventure to apply to be the first intern on … [Read more...]
Sam Taliaferro loses his battle with cancer
Sam Taliaferro, devoted father and husband, developer, entrepreneur and cherished friend to hundreds of people around the world, passed away early this morning after a two year battle with cancer. Words like “pioneer” and “visionary” are used frequently to describe successful people but few truly deserve those titles as much as Sam. Sam was a pioneer in the true sense … [Read more...]
Protests and demonstrations against amendments to Panama’s mining laws
(Newsroom Panama) Protests and demonstrations against amendments to Panama’s mining laws were held across the country on Tuesday,February15 and were continued on Wednesday. The changes, making it easier for foreign countries to start mining operations Panama, have been condemned around the world, but on Tuesday, they got the thumbs up from South Korea’s president, who … [Read more...]
Panama, Colombia sign electricity pact
(prensa.com) Panama and Colombia will sign an agreement stipulating that the regulation of the electricity sector in both countries is consistent. This is part of the project to connect the power grids of the two countries. That project will link the two electrical systems through a 614-kilometer network. The construction of the high-voltage transmission network has an … [Read more...]
1st Subway in Central America to Open in Panama in 2014
(Myfoxny.com) Construction on the first metro in Central America began in Panama City Monday, a $1.6-billion project that will open to riders in 2014. "Today we are beginning construction of line one of the Panama metro," Metro General Secretary Roberto Roy told AFP. The subway -- the ninth in Latin America but the first in Central America -- is being built by an … [Read more...]