Given the unique geography of connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans as well as North and South America, Panama literally connects the world and is the gateway to some 700 million individuals in Latin America. As countries around the globe begin the arduous process of restarting their economies, the Panamanian government is positioned ahead of most […]
Panama opened its doors for international travelers on October 12th and it’s been wonderful to see visitors and business executives traveling through Tocumen International Airport. As the country that connects North and South America, opening air travel was essential to restart the global economy. It’s been an exciting time watching the reappearance of tail flags such […]
For almost 15 years I have had the pleasure of working with individuals who wanted to vacation, move to, or invest in Panama. When I first arrived, this unique little country was just beginning to develop as a nation. I have had the amazing luck of watching her grow into an impressive, powerful, well-managed country with […]
Everyone is highly anticipating the arrival of October 12th! Next Monday, Panama will officially lift the ban on international travelers and we will, once again, be welcoming people from all over the globe. The government of Panama ordered the airport and country closed on March 22 so it’s been a long wait, but one that was […]
When I speak with people in the States, they often tell me they aren’t sure what day it is as days tend to blur together given the current pandemic restrictions. I have to laugh because here in Panama, everyone absolutely can tell you exactly what day it is. For the last few months, women could only […]
When we went into strict quarantine for the second time, it was spirit-crushing. We had just started to taste a little freedom when we were quickly put back into not being able to go out, except for three days a week for a couple of hours each day. Women could go out on Monday, Wednesday and […]
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rearrange lives and industries. We will never go back to “normal” and we aren’t sure what the “new normal” will eventually be. There are signs of where things are going, and it is wise to look at the trends and attempt to make some sense of them. Two of the trends […]
COVID-19 has upended my life, but not all of it has been bad. The fact that as a country last week, Panama marked over 1,000 deaths and more than 53,000 confirmed cases is devastating, but watching the positive changes we have been forced to make, has produced some definite bright spots. It used to be […]
It’s no secret Panama continues to struggle with COVID-19 and on July 7, 2020, announced a total of 39,334 positive cases and 770 deaths. The good news is the aggressiveness of the government’s measures to find, track, isolate and contain the virus is working. International travel has been shut down until at least until July 22. […]
The good news is that it has been raining in Panama. The less-than-good news is that we are still battling COVID-19 but because the country is essentially shut-down, real estate is currently a buyers’ paradise. It’s a full-time job watching factors completely out of your control and trying to guess how that will impact daily life. […]
Rooting out corruption and closing the income gap for Panamanians was promised when Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo was sworn in as the newly elected president of Panama on July 1, 2019. Fast forward a year and neither of those initiatives is the main focus of the man who promised: “complete transparency” along with job opportunities for thousands, […]
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