News Panama Government: Panama Ports says it will discuss ports sale with Panama government
BEIJING (Reuters) -Panama Ports Company (PPC) said on Friday that it will communicate with the Panama government at an appropriate time in the sale process of two key ports that it operates near the Panama Canal. "We affirm that we believe engagement with the Government of Panama is vital to discuss the way forward for PPC," it said in a statement. Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison holds a 90% stake in PPC, which had a 25-year concession to operate the Balboa and Cristobal ports at both ends of the canal, renewed in 2021.
News Panama Government: Panama denies State Dept claim that it is eliminating fees for US gov vessels using canal
Panama has denied the U.S. State Department's claim that the country will eliminate fees for U.S. government vessels transiting the Panama Canal, just one day after the State Department initially ...
News Panama Government: Facing a nationwide spike in cocaine use, Rep. Jim Himes meets with officials in Colombia and Panama to examine drug supply chain
Facing a nationwide spike in cocaine use, Rep. Jim Himes met with officials in Colombia and Panama to examine the drug supply chain. Both cocaine-involved overdose deaths, and general usage of the substance, rose in the United States by dramatic numbers between 2014 and 2017.
News Panama Government: Costa Rica and Panama break up migrant smuggling ring
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rica and Panama have arrested 48 people for allegedly operating ... between $7,000 and $20,000 to be smuggled to the United States. The U.S. government has been pressuring ...
News Panama Government: Owners of former Trump hotel in Panama say president’s company evaded taxes
But the filing offers no proof of a Panamanian government audit. The Washington Post was not able to reach tax authorities in Panama on Monday evening. “Had Trump been honest . . . about its failure ...
News Panama Government: Trump Companies Accused of Tax Evasion in Panama
The owners of a 70-story Panama City hotel tower formerly managed by President Donald Trump’s companies are accusing them of stiffing the Panamanian government. In a legal filing Monday in an ongoing ...
