Panama Film Has Chance at Spanish Goya Awards

December 4, 2010
By ni.di.
Panama Film Has Chance at Spanish Goya Awards

Chance, the movie from Panamanian director Abner Benaim, is in the running for the Best Spanish-language foreign film at the 2011 Goya Awards, the Spanish equivalent of the U.S. Oscars. “It’s a good feeling to be pre qualified for the Goya,” Benaim told The Panama Digest from New York City, where the film is...
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Danilo Perez Gets Grammy Nod

December 2, 2010
By ni.di.
Danilo Perez Gets Grammy Nod

Panamanian jazz pianist Danilo Perez has received a 2011 Grammy Award nomination in the Best Instrumental Jazz Album Category for Providencia. “This record is based on the idea that whatever we do has an impact in the universe,” Pérez says. “The word ‘providence,’ for me, means standing up for the future of the next...
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Minera Panama Donates $20,000 to Malambo Orphanage

December 2, 2010
By pa.di.

The San Jose de Malambo Orphanage has received a $20,000 donation from Minera Panama just in time for the holidays. “Minera Panama’s donation will allow Malambo’s HIV-positive orphans to receive the medical care and nutritional supplements they need to help them survive and thrive,” said orphanage director Sister Lourdes Reiss. The Malambo Orphanage, currently home...
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Panama Banking Wires Will Go Underground

December 1, 2010
By pa.di.

In January, Panama’s Public Services Authority will begin burying the visually unattractive electric cables in Panama City’s banking district. This first phase will cost $19.5 million and will be followed by $12 million wire concealment in the Colon Free Zone and $5 million each for the cities of David and Santiago. The authority also...
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Copa Aids U.S. Export Initiative, Signs Up for 22 Boeings

December 1, 2010
By in.di.
Copa Aids U.S. Export Initiative, Signs Up for 22 Boeings

Panama’s Copa Airlines will add 22 Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its fleet for $1.7 billion with an option to buy 10 additional planes, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. “As we continue to grow our economy in the U.S., sales like these will help us reach President Obama’s National Export Initiative goal of...
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Taiwan Harnesses Sun to Power Panama Farms

November 30, 2010
By in.di.
Taiwan Harnesses Sun to Power Panama Farms

Taiwan’s Technical Mission is promoting the use of clean energy by installing the first of 15 solar panels in western rural Panama. The sun-generated energy will be used to light fields and animal pens, operate wells and power irrigation systems. Edwin Goty, an engineer with the Ministry of Agriculture, says that there are plans...
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