Afro-Centric Fashion- Black Ethnicity and the Industry of Culture

An example of one of Alex Adames' Afro Centric designs.

Since the U.N. extended The International Year for People of African Descent in 2011 to an additional 30 years, the Internet has been abuzz with people searching for articles on the topic of Afro-centric fashion.  It seems that not only the people of African descent around the world are taking a new pride in how they dress and, more importantly, how they feel in what they wear; the Asian and European nations are also taking a closer look at African fashion design. Continue reading

ICE Anyone?

MetroBus operation as well as work on the Metro (ride side of the photo) have started and added to the massive traffic jams.

Panama City's skyline begins to tower profusely.

Banco General's newest tower.

The Latin American Economic Climate Index, better known as El Indice de Clima Económico (ICE) en América Latina, a survey published by Fundación Getulio Vargas from the Brazilian Center for Economic Studies in association with the University of Munich published some interesting as well as heartening findings for business prospects in Latin America. Continue reading

Micro Money Adds Up

A Raspao vendor we met on Santana’s peatonal.

First, we want to wish everyone a blessed and prosperous New Year!

For the past couple of years the print media as well as the news on television in Panama has been abuzz with the words micro-empresa and micro-segurosContinue reading

Insurance-What You See is not Always What You Get

A recent alert published by Panama’s insurance regulatory agency, La Superintendencia de Seguros y Reaseguros de Panamá, on MS-Panamá points to the glaring need for more regulation of this thriving sector in the country.  It also points to the acute deficiencies in services. Continue reading

Panama’s Jazz Festival 2012- Watch For It!

 The album cover picturing Carlos Garnett is thanks to tradebit.com

 

The ninth Edition of Panama’s annual Jazz Festival promises to be another resounding success in January! Continue reading

The Law of the Carrot

Image thanks to quepasapanama.com

A controversy has arisen recently over Decree #1424, better known as the Law of the Carrot- Ley Zanahoria- Zanahoria alluding to wholesome behavior. It empowers all governing bodies of the Republic to enforce the regulation (limit) of hours of operation for all nightclubs and, by extension, all bars and other businesses where liquor is expended. Continue reading

What’s New in Panama

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There are some new developments in Panama that were intended to help the people actually feel the modernization program started about eight years.  Two of these have now become part of the scenery, the new coin Balboa, which equals a … Leer mas…

More Than Just a Cruise

Port Charlotte, Florida is home to an organization of Panamanians that has been operating as the Sociedad Panameña de Port Charlotte for nearly twenty years.  The group, headed by Tyrone and Yolanda Peters, offers its members a unique opportunity every year to board a cruise ship and “return home” for Patriot month- November- to partake of and enjoy the festivities. Continue reading

The Owl’s Market

Traditionally in Panama there has always been a shortage of employment.  This is nothing new for a Central American country.  To offset this glaring need, however, the people have set up a curiously effective, albeit disorganized, network of self-employment. Continue reading

“No More Tax Havens”- Panama is on OECD’s List

Nikolas Sarkozy at the Summit in Cannes

Just recently we were treated to yet another rash promise made by France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy’s that the G20 would not tolerate any more tax havens. Continue reading