Panamanian Biotechnology Company Gets AcquiredWednesday, December 1, 2010 The US company Emerging Healthcare Solutions Inc. (EHSI), purchased the Panamanian company Células Genética. In March this year, the companies signed an agreement to share profits, through which EHSI injected $ 1.8 million into the Panamanian company. Panama Adopts Digital StandardsWednesday, May 13, 2009 They are DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting) for digital terrestrial television (DTT) and IBOC (In Band On Channel) for digital radio standards. Executive Decree No. 96, from May 12, 2009, added that the current analogue TV or radio operator is entitled to operate a digital channel or frequency for 10 years. Company Profile Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
El Salvador: Digital TV in 2019Monday, July 12, 2010 The country has set 31 December 2018 as the date from which all broadcasts will be digital. El Salvador's electricity and telecommunications regulator (Siget) will be in charge of supervising the transition to digital only broadcasting. Costa Rica: Digital Invoices for ProfessionalsMonday, October 22, 2012 The project will begin with a pilot program involving volunteer taxpayers from the professional sector. Patricia Castillo, from the Department of Taxation, said the goal is to move to the implementation phase in the first four months of 2013, and upon which the participant base will be gradually expanded. Brazilian-Japanese Format for Digital TV in NicaraguaThursday, August 19, 2010 The country is negotiating the use of new Brazilian technology for digital television broadcasts. Orlando Castillo, director of Nicaragua's Telecommunications and Postal Regulator (Telcor), stated that the reason for using the Brazilian-Japanese developed technology is its greater coverage capacity and additional functionality. Panama: To Implement Digital TV Starting SeptemberWednesday, January 26, 2011 In September authorities will start the program to implementation Digital Terrestrial Television using Europe's DVB-T format. The National Authority of Public Services (ASEP) indicated that the implementation will include technical guidelines and regulations for radio and digital TV. El Salvador: Digital Government by 2014Monday, August 23, 2010 The current government has decide to resume the initiative begun by previous administrations and has set 2014 as its objective. The director of El Salvador's Institute for Technology and Information Innovation (ITIGES), Norwin Herrera, announced the decision saying that some of the projects definitely going ahead include a virtual front desk to enable import permits to be obtained, online issuing of birth certificates, electronic creditworthiness reports for state procurement, e-payment and a transparency platform," reports ElSalvador.com. Panama: $20 Million in Digital TVMonday, November 9, 2009 Company Cable Onda announced they will invest in a country-wide digital television platform. Its marketing chief, Manuel García, explained that most of the resources will be used in buying equipment and infrastructure for signal reproduction. Costa Rica: Health Services DigitalizedWednesday, October 27, 2010 In six months the Digital Government Department and the CCSS will present a plan to digitize health care. The comprehensive plan includes simplification of access to health services, online request for appointments and digital medical records. Costa Rica: Electronic Invoices To Be Mandatory in 2014Monday, October 21, 2013 From the first half of next year, all professional people will have to use the mechanism that has the same validity as paper documents. This was announced by Carlos Vargas, CEO of Taxation. The goal "... is to have a tool to verify professional people's income, which is important for determining income tax (which is applied on the difference between income and expenses)", reported Nacion.com. Costa Rica: Bureaucracy Slows Digital TelevisionThursday, May 9, 2013 Lack of coordination among the agencies involved in the start-up of digital tv has caused its introduction to be delayed until at least July. "The schedule was to start digital signals in January, but we could not do it because we didn't have the legal discretion of the Procuraduría, who sets out the field and defines the legal model to be used. The entity in this case, said that it will grant experimental use permits (probationary periods) to companies ," said Rowland Espinosa, Deputy Minister of Telecommunications. Problems in Transition to Digital TVTuesday, October 14, 2014 Costa Rica has initiated meetings to address the change to digital television looking to the Spanish company Ingenia-Telecom as neutral mediator between the government and operators. In a forum held by the National Chamber of Radio and Television, companies operating open channels emphasized the lack of a public policy to order the transition to digital television. Company Profile Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
Guatemala: Digital Invoices for Small TaxpayersFriday, December 21, 2012 The Tax Authority is investigating extending the requirement to use digital media for invoicing for small taxpayers. The Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT) said the matter is under review and that bill will have to be drawn up. |
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