The Panama International Film Festival (PIFF) concluded this past week, marking the end of the third year for the event, which some say was the best yet. Films from all over Latin America, as well as a variety of local films, were screened over the course of a week to...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! The Metro opened to the public with great success this week. There’s a boom going on in office construction, and the third phase of the Cinta Costera was completed and is now ready for use. Here’s the latest in Panama: Panama...
As we mentioned in our previous Guide to Panama’s New Metro, Panama has completed the region’s first partially subterranean rail system, which aims to alleviate heavy traffic, and reduce travel time for daily commuters. This week the Panama Metro officially opened...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! This week, we talk Free-Trade agreements between Mexico and Panama. We look at the real estate market, and where the money’s going. And we learn why seafood exports are at an all-time high. Here’s the latest: Mexico...
It’s nearing election time in Panama, and the country is buzzing over who’s going to be their next group of leaders. Political ads have been in full swing for some time now, and candidates are campaigning around the clock, in a final push to woo voters before the big...