With the onset of summer, the Province of Chiriquí is preparing to be visited by many foreigners who come together to enjoy the beautiful and picturesque scenery, cool weather, and sunny beaches. Therefore, the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) is currently performing several projects to improve infrastructure in the most visited beaches of this proud province.
One of the upcoming beach projects is the Estero Rico, located in the district of Alanje, whose main propose is to work on the conditioning and improvement of the entrances, pool cabanas, kitchens, among other important details, with an investment of $175,000.
Thousands of people are expected at the Panama City Carnival 2012 to be held in Cinta Costera.
$2.5 million were designated to the carnival’s organizing committee, after Panamanian government gave its approval, with just a moth and 14 days way from these festivities.
Salomón Shamah, Minister of the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP, Spanish), stated that an influx of 150,000 people is expected in the Cinta Costera for this year. Therefore, security will be as equal as last year’s
After the ratification the of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, sometimes called a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), on June 28, 2007 and the signing of the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on April 18, 2011, negotiations have been felicitated for entrepreneurs from both counties.
Yesterday, Salomón Shamah, General Administrator of the Tourism Authority of Panama, stated that U.S business expenses generated through conferences, conventions, seminars, and meetings held in Panama will be deducted from their income tax returns in their country.
Panama
Go for the canal. Stay for everything else.
It’s been 12 years since Panama regained control of its canal, and the country’s economy is booming. Cranes stalk the skyline of the capital, Panama City, where high-rises sprout one after the next and immigrants arrive daily from around the world. Among those who have landed en masse in recent years are American expatriates and investors, who have banked on Panamanian real estate by building hotels and buying retirement homes.
Las manos de Hermelinda Jiménez, originaria de Ustupu, comarca Guna Yala, están ocupadas cosiendo retacitos de tela con pequeñas puntadas; a su lado tiene un collar de hilos de colores. Jiménez instala su mesa desde las 7:00 de la mañana y pasa el día allí, sentada sobre un tanque, cosiendo y pendiente de cualquier persona que le eche un vistazo a su mercancía, hasta que se hagan las 8:00 de la noche.
