Flight Review: Copa Airlines (737-800) Economy From Los Angeles to Panama City

Review: Copa Airlines (737-800) Economy, LA to Panama City Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]

Panama Independence Day: Top 10 facts about the country

1. Actually November is a whole month of independence celebrations in Panama. They also celebrate their independence from the Spanish empire which began on November 10 and was completed on November 28, 1821. 2. The Panama Canal was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. 3. During this period, around […]

Panama ghost goal: Watch 'goal’ that cost USA a place at World Cup… which NEVER went in

They battled through to a 2-1 win over Costa Rica as the USA missed out on qualification for the first time since 1986 The US started the night in third qualifying place but ended up fifth after losing 2-1 to Trinidad & Tobago. However, it was the drama unfolding in Panama’s win against Costa Rica […]

Exploring Panama City, Panama, During a Mileage Run

Exploring Panama City, Panama, During a Mileage Run Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include […]

Ex-president of Panama arrested in Florida, faces extradition

Former Panamian leader Ricardo Martinelli, wanted by Interpol and at home on charges of embezzlement and spying, was detained on a provisional arrest warrant near Miami and taken into custody ahead of looming extradition. Martinelli was arrested near his home in Coral Gables, southwest of downtown Miami, at about 6:30pm on Monday evening, the Miami […]

Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega has died at 83

AP Photo PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who spied for the CIA before his drug trafficking and brutal regime sparked a U.S. invasion in 1989, has died aged 83. President Juan Carlos Varela announced Noriega’s death on Twitter late on Monday, and said his passing marked the closing of a chapter […]

The founders of Mossack Fonseca were detained in Panama

Jose Cabezas/Reuters PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The two founders of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca were arrested on Saturday, the attorney general’s office said, after both were indicted on charges of money-laundering in a case allegedly tied to a wide-ranging corruption scandal in Brazil. Firm founders Jurgen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca were detained because of […]

‘Tax haven’ Canada being targeted by offshore cheats, Panama Papers show

Far from the palm-fringed beaches of the usual offshore tax havens, Canada is quietly becoming a go-to destination for international tax cheats eager to exploit the country’s twin benefits of a sterling reputation and rules that allow private companies to keep their ownership secret. CBC | Business News