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 authorities decided to reopen the land borders to the transit of persons, who will be required to undergo a PCR or antigen test with a negative result for covid-19 within 48 hours of entering Panamanian territory.
In accordance with the provisions of Executive Decree No. 61 of January 8, 2021, issued by the Ministry of Health, the National Immigration Service announced the reopening of land borders for the entry and exit of nationals of the Republic of Panama, residents and foreigners who are in its territory, informed the National Immigration Service.
After six months of closing the borders to commercial flights, air transport has been reactivated from September 18 with the arrival of four aircraft from the United States.
At the beginning of September, the Presidential Commission for Emergency Attention Covid-19 (COPRECOVID) had anticipated that the reactivation of operations at La Aurora and Mundo Maya International Airports would be carried out under the health protocols endorsed by health authorities and recommendations from International Civil Aviation.
After the first case of covid-19 was reported in the country, the private sector is asking authorities to close the borders partially or completely and to have people entering the nation examined and quarantined if necessary.
Jose Adan Aguerri, president of the Superior Council of Private Enterprise (COSEP), explained that among the measures taken by the companies for this emergency is the creation of a critical department so that the companies that the staff is working in three different places in case any of them is affected, have guns to measure the temperature of customers who come to the company and not allow them to enter with fever.
In El Salvador Fomilenio II signed the contract for the design and construction works of the border post for cargo transport of Anguiatú, in Santa Ana, work valued at $16 million.
The Spanish company Informes y Proyectos, S.A. (INYPSA), will be in charge of the design and construction of the work. The supervision of the project will be executed by Roberto Salazar y Asociados, an official report is required.
The Cortizo administration is preparing a bill to create the Integrated Control System at the border with Costa Rica, with the aim of simplifying the transit of people, vehicles and goods between the two countries.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama reported that Alejandro Ferrer, head of the institution, with the support of the Director of the Customs Authority of Panama, Tayra Barsallo, presented to the Cabinet Council, the draft law approving the framework agreement to implement integrated binational control systems at the border crossings between Panama and Costa Rica (Paso Canoa, Rio Sereno and Sixaola).
In El Salvador, importers of used vehicles must subject the units to controls in order to determine whether they have been reported stolen in other countries.
The new border security mechanism came into effect on April 10, Salvadoran authorities said.
In Nicaragua, the design and construction of the San Pancho control post, in the department of Río San Juan, is being tendered.
Nicaragua Government Purchase 12019/2019:
"The Design and Construction of all the infrastructure in the San Pancho Border Control Post, necessary to carry out the control processes established by the institutions with presence in it, taking as reference the attributes defined in the pre-validated design of the Post and according to the applicable legislation and regulations for the design and execution of the project must be carried out.
A contract was signed for Eurofinsa to design and build the border area for freight transport in El Amatillo, El Salvador.
From the statement of Fomilenio II:
November 30, 2018. On this day, FOMILENIO II signed the contract that will lead the start order to the design and construction of the border area for freight transport of El Amatillo (Pasaquina, La Union), with the purpose of facilitating land trade from El Salvador to other Central American countries, through coordinated border management, promoting the increase in the flow of exports and imports.
Eurofinsa S.A. and DISA, S.A. presented their proposals in the tender for the modernization of El Amatillo border post, in La Unión, El Salvador.
Fomilenio II stated that yesterday that the company Eurofinsa S.A. submitted an offer for $13, 667,926.02 (plus VAT), while the offer from the company DISA, S.A. de C.V. was for $22,051,121.91 (without VAT).
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)."
In Costa Rica, an action of unconstitutionality filed almost three years ago is preventing the construction of a customs post on the border with Nicaragua, which would allow cargo transportation to be spared a distance of 160 kilometers.
Although the government has the $12 million needed for the final construction of the border post, where a temporary container has operated since 2013, the unconstitutionality action filed by the environmentalist Alvaro Sagot, is preventing the project from progressing.
The $42 charge that the Guatemalan tax authority levied at border points during the holiday season will be eliminated starting from November 1 of this year.
Guatemala, Oct 31 (DE). - The Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT) reported that as of today it will not make extraordinary collections during holidays as it did prior to November 1, when it commemorated All Saints' Day.
Of the $100 million approved to improve infrastructure at the border posts, $27 million will go towards the construction and equipment of the Paso Canoas post.
The Solis administration has reported that with therecent legislative approval of a $100 million loanto modernize border posts, the process can begin to select the land where the new infrastructure will be built, create the trust and manage the permits to develop the project.
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.
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