Arguing that the significant progress achieved to control the Covid-19 pandemic is put at risk, the Panamanian government decided to temporarily suspend the entry into its territory by land, sea and river, of all persons coming from the border with Colombia.
The Republic of Panama expresses its concern regarding the decision of the Government of the Republic of Colombia, contained in the Resolution of the Ministry of the Interior 0667 of May 19, 2021, by which they determine the opening of the maritime, land and fluvial crossings in the common border, highlights an official statement.
The Cabinet Council has approved a loan contract for investments in infrastructure and fiscal control equipment at the country's border posts.
According to a decree published on June 5 in the Official Gazette, "... the signing of the Loan Agreement ... between the Republic of Panama and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)has been authorized, up to the sum of seventy-five million dollars (US $75,000,000.00)."
The latest discovery of drugs in a container of Costa Rican heart of palms which was destined for Europe, brings back to the table the problem of the lack of controls in customs offices.
The problem also centers around the fact that the different authorities contradict each other when it comes to explaining who carries out the processes for the inspecting containers entering and leaving the country and how.
The National Naval Air Service is preparing tenders for $13 million in 2017 for the purchase of new vessels and aircraft.
The amount has already been approved by the Cabinet Council and included in the budget for the Naval Air Service (Senan) 2017.
Prensa.com reports that "...For example, as part of the continuity of the improvement program for air and maritime equipment for the areas of West Panama, Arraiján, Veracruz and Cocolí, which ends in 2018, and the equipment program for the air transport squadron, the Senan will be acquiring two aircraft.One of which will have capacity for 19 passengers for $5 million, and another for $4 million 975 thousand 710. "
It has been reported that the passage of cargo and passengers through the border post of Peñas Blancas is closed due to the crisis caused by the presence of Cuban migrants in the area.
The Costa Rica union of importers reported that between November 16th and 17th several vans loaded with goods are being held up at the border post, waiting for the passage to be opened in both directions.
The first stage of the pilot program, which began on June 1, consists of transferring the post of El Florido Guatemala, to Honduran offices in Agua Caliente.
The second phase, scheduled for December, "... involves the installation of "peripheral posts", with which border points will be removed and turned into only crossing and control points, trade will through peripheral positions.
The border crossing Las Tablillas de Los Chiles, Costa Rica, and San Pancho San Carlos, Nicaragua, started operating on May 2.
At the time of going to press time normal operations were reported on the Nicaraguan side, which on Saturday May 2 had not allowed vehicular traffic.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica:
On May 2, as planned, the Costa Rican authorities in charge of border controls started operations at the Los Tablillas border post. From 8:00 am the first lines appeared of people willing to make use of the new border crossing. Minutes later, the Police Force instructed the opening of the barrier which marks the junction of highways in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, in order to enable the crossing.
The government of Honduras has announced that it will continue spraying trucks from El Salvador, due to the presence of a pest, but without charging the fee of $10 as it has so far done.
Fumigation of all trucks leaving the Salvadoran borders is essential since the presence of the pink hibiscus mealybug pest was detected in some shipments in recent weeks.
While firms are losing competitiveness by transporting goods only during daylight hours and spending thousands of dollars on private security, regional bodies are writing in their brochures "borders open 24 hours a day."
The inability to move at night time due to attacks by organized criminals on the roads in the region affects not only businesses but the entire transport chain.
The border post to be opened by the government of Costa Rica in early 2015 in Las Tablillas will be used temporarily, until the permanent post has been built.
The border post is located in the north of Costa Rica, in an area near the bridge built by the Nicaraguan government in the San Juan area.
The Foreign Minister, Manuel González, told Ameliarueda.com that "...
Exporters are advised to include details of the destination and ultimate consignee in Russia if the merchandise has to transit through Europe in order to avoid being rejected by the Russian customs service.
From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer):
Due to the ban by Russia on food imports from the United States, the European Union and other nations that have joined the sanctions policy of Washington and Brussels; the Office of Trade Promotion PROCOMER located in Germany recommends to the agriculture and food sector with clients in Russia, that when using a port within the European Union as a transshipment port or linking point for multimodal transit, they must ensure that all original documentation clearly indicates the destination and ultimate consignee in Russia, because, otherwise, the load will be rejected at the border by the Russian customs service.
The agreement between the governments of Guatemala and Mexico establishes the granting of temporary work permits for Guatemalans in the states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche and Quintana Roo.
From a statement issued by the Government of Guatemala:
The Governments of Guatemala and Mexico have launched the Safe Passage program, which will provide Guatemalans and Belizeans with regional visitor cards and frontier worker cards at no cost, among other measures, in order to create a safe and orderly control of people crossing the Mexican border.
An announcement has been made that an agreement will be signed between the two governments to build ten border crossings using funding from the Inter-American Development Bank.
From a press release issued by the Government of Guatemala:
250 million dollars will be invested in the installation of 10 border posts between Guatemala and Mexico.
The governments of Guatemala and Mexico will sign an agreement to build 10 border crossings between the two countries at a cost of $250 million, announced the president, Otto Perez Molina.
President Perez Molina is betting on modern technology in immigration control and movement of goods to prevent and combat crime.
From a press release issued by the Government of Panama:
President Otto Perez Molina referred to the key role of technology in security and the fight against crime and reaffirmed the government's commitment to modernize the institutions of crime prosecution and strengthen the country's justice system.
Businessmen of Nicaragua and Costa Rica have made assurances that conflicts between governments are not affecting business and investment.
An estimated 300 Costa Ricans living in Nicaragua work in their own companies or manage companies from this or other countries. "In 2012, Costa Rica was in eighth place in the FDI in Nicaragua ranking, with $110 million, according to the Investment Promotion Agency of Nicaragua", reported Nacion.com.