Our Team

Panamericanworld is a digital online brand which leverages technology to reach mass online communities throughout the Americas and the Caribbean.

Our focus is on Business —Startups—-Sport Travel and Culture. We are a platform for the untold stories of the Americas and the Caribbean.

Orrin Benn | Founder

| CANADA | Toronto

Orrin Benn MBA is the Founder/CEO of PanamericanWorld .Inspired by the rich Latin and Caribbean cultural hub of Toronto he visions PanamericanWorld as a platform to engage readers with seldom reported stories from the Americas and the Caribbean.

Juan Gavasa | Managing Editor

  | CANADA | Toronto

Spanish journalist, entrepreneur, writer and editor with 25 years of experience in the field of communication: radio, press print and digital. He specialized in editorial direction and is author, co–author and coordinator of several books and travel guides.

Miguel Ernesto | Journalist

  | CUBA | Havana

Journalist, blogger and university professor in Cuba. PhD in Communications Science. Sports lover, chess player, devoted and indefatigable reader.

Corina Briceño | Journalist

  | PANAMÁ | Panamá City

Venezuelan journalist graduated from the Andrés Bello Catholic University in Caracas. She´s been living in Panama for 5 years. She has experience in the development and coordination of editorial projects specialized in print and digital media. She is also a freelance reporter and produces content for different communication platforms. When she is not writing she is eating and taking photos for hes gastronomy blog.

Alicia Pepe | Journalist

  | COLOMBIA | Medellín

Colombian-Venezuelan social communicator with 12 years of experience in print journalism. Specialist in social media and electronic business. Editor of entertainment and gastronomy magazines, communication consultant and creator of digital information platforms on migration and integration in Colombia. She moves humanitarian work and tell stories of resilience.

Janina V. Walters | Translator

  | PANAMÁ | Panamá City

Afro-Panamanian born in Panama City, graduated from the Languages and Business career of the University of Bordeaux III France, Authorized Spanish-English-French Public Translator of the Republic of Panama, Healer and Director of Healing Arts by “Iya Janina”, Cultural Promoter and President of the Panamanian cultural NGO “Arnold Walters Foundation”