Republic of Panama president, Juan Carlos Varela, visits the first banana fincas in January 2019, which will have production of bananas for Del Monte to export in February. Progress is finally happening! Video courtesy of 100% Porteños Subscribe today to get…
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President Juan Carlos Varela recently visited the banana fincas just north of Puerto Armuelles, to see the new little bananas ripening on the plants. They take about one month to mature, so in February, Del Monte is expected to export the…
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The Del Monte subsidiary, Banapiña SA, hired the first 54 workers during the first part of May. They have begun planting the banana pups to start growing for future harvest.This is a major step in the reactivation of the banana…
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The reactivation of the banana plantations in the district of Barú, Chiriqui is moving forward quickly. BanaPiña has been busy since they started operations, in January this year, with the cleaning of land, drainage to get the irrigation systems in,…
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The big news in Barú these days is the revival of the banana industry here. Watch for changes that have already begun in Puerto Armuelles! I came across this concise Infographic at Prensa and thought it worthwhile to translate and post…
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The long awaited revival of the banana industry in Puerto Armuelles is finally going to happen. On April 26, 2017 the final approval to the agreement between the Del Monte subsidiary, Bananapina, and Panama was given! Jobs, infrastructure, and hope…
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The National Assembly is scheduled to give the final approval for the Del Monte subsidiary, Banapiña, to begin operations in the district of Baru on April 17, 2017. This time we all hope that the signatures needed will happen without…
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March and April 2017 are tense times in the District of Barú , Chiriqui Province, Panama. Why? The ongoing delays by the Panamanian government to finalize the contract to allow Del Monte’s subsidiary, Banapiña Panamá, to begin operations in the district…
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NOTE: On April 26, 2017, after the publication of this article, the contract law #36-2017, Bill #488, between Del Monte subsidiary Banapiña Panamá S, A and Panama was APPROVED . Below is some of the process that was gone through to…
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Acuerdo de Contraloría entre el Estado y Banapiña de Panamá SA Suscrito abril 5, 2017: The General Comptroller of the Republic hereby endorsing the contract between the State of Banapiña de Panama SA. This contract in accordance with the terms…
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