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New Panama Ambassador to the Organization of American States

Above: Ambassador Arturo Ulysses Vallarino Bartuano By the Caribbean Journal staff Arturo Ulysses Vallarino Bartuano is the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Panama to the Organization. Vallarino presented his credentials to the Chief of Staff of the Secretary […]

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Waldorf Astoria Expands to Panama

Above: the Waldorf Astoria Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts has expanded to Panama, with the opening of the Waldorf Astoria Panama in Panama City. It is the first-ever Waldorf Astoria hotel in the Latin […]

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Rum Journal: Papa's Pilar: A Rum for Ernest Hemingway

“I ordered a Rum St James. This tasted wonderful on the cold day and I kept on writing, feeling very well and feeling the good Martinique rum warm me all through my body and my spirit.” — Ernest Hemingway, A […]

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Panama City and Tel Aviv Sign Agreement to Become Sister Cities

Above: Tel Aviv (Photo: MT Israel) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama City and Tel Aviv have signed an agreement to become Sister Cities. The agreement between the two sides was signed earlier this week. The agreement aims to strengthen […]


Sonesta Opens First Panama Hotel

Above: the Sonesta Hotel & Casino Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Sonesta has opened its first hotel in Panama. The 304-room Royal Sonesta Hotel & Casino Panama is located in Panama City’s business district, a few miles from Tocumen […]


Panama President, French Foreign Minister Hold Talks

Above: the talks in Panama City (Photo: OP Panama) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama President Ricardo Martinelli received French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Friday for discussions in Panama City. The two sides discussed ways to “strengthen economic and trade […]

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Starwood Opens Second Westin in Panama

Above: Panama City (Photo: Panama Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Starwood Hotels & Resorts has opened its second Westin hotel in Panama, the company announced today. The property in Panama City’s Costa del Este corporate and financial centre is […]


Expansion of Panama Canal Nearly 50 Percent Complete

Above: the Panama Canal (Photo: Panama Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Progress on the expansion of the Panama Canal was at 48.9 percent through November, the Panama Canal Authority announced in a press release Monday. The report came as […]


JW Marriott Opens in Panama

Above: Panama’s first JW Marriott hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff The first JW Marriott hotel has opened in Panama, Marriott announced. The 118-room JW Marriott Panama Golf & Beach Resort is located in the Buenaventura beachfront community in the […]

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Starwood's Aloft Brand to Open Panama Hotel as Part of Latin American Expansion

Above: renderings of the Aloft Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Starwood’s Aloft brand will be opening an Aloft Panama hotel in 2013 as part of an expansion in the Latin American region, the company announced this week. Aloft Panama […]


Sun International to Open Casino at Trump Ocean Club in Panama

Above: The Trump Ocean Club in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Sun International has signed an agreement with developer Newland International Properties to own and operate a 75,000-square-foot casino at the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower in […]


Panama's Danilo Perez to Be Named United Nations Artist for Peace

Above: Danilo Perez By the Caribbean Journal staff Panamanian pianist and jazz composer Danilo Perez will be named a United Nations Artist for Peace, the world body announced Monday. The appointment came due to Perez’s efforts to promote music programmes […]