Latest Editorials and News in Coronado Panama

Sinaproc Responds to Jellyfish and Stingray Injuries

A report by the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc), revealed that on Sunday March 13th six people were affected  various marine stings on the ...

Clocks Spring Forward in US and Canada

For all those Canadians and Americans in Panama, remember the clocks Spring forward this weekend in the US (and most of Canada), and the time change will ...

Boxing Champ Caught Transporting Drugs

On Friday March 11th Panama’s former world boxing champion,  Celestino Caballero confessed to transporting cocaine, National Police director ...

Zika Reaches Panama West

Another case of the Zika virus was confirmed yesterday by the Ministry of Health (MoH). The case was discovered during a routine  ...

Cayman in La Chorrera Neighborhood

A home owner in Panama West, in the neighborhood of Jorge Santos, La Chorrera, was shocked to find a large cayman in the gutter in front of her house last ...

Today is International Women's Day

The first Woman’s day was celebrated nationally in 1909, and by 1910, the holiday became an international fight for women’s rights globally. Over the ...

Another Successful Beach Cleanup in Gorgona

Yesterday, Sunday March 6, over 30 dedicated beach cleaners set out to Playa Gorgona to pick up litter that had collected on the shoreline. The beach ...

More than 20,000 work permits Issued in 2015

According to data from the Ministry of Labor and Workforce development in Panama (Mitradel), work permits to foreigners have risen from 705 in January 2015 to ...

Kiteboarding on Punta Chame

Kiteboarding, also called Kitesurfing, is an extreme board sport that uses a large kite to harness the power of the wind. The terms kiteboarding and ...

UN Human Rights Office to be Established in Panama

On Monday February 29th The government of Panama signed a United Nations memorandum to install a Latin American office for the ...

Back to School with Libre de Basura

Today, students at the Roberto Eisenmann School in Coronado, Panama met with members of Libre de Basura, a group working to clean up the main intersection in front of the ...

MOP Announces Projects

The Ministry of Public Works (MOP) has just released a summary of the road building projects that will be implemented/continued throughout Panama. The new ...

Varela Stops German Tourists from getting Robbed

Friday February 26 President Juan Carlos Varela, was walking with his bodyguards in the district of San Miguelito when he witnessed a mugging.  El ...

Panama’s Lakes are Low

This February the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) reported that Gatun and Alajuela Lakes will reach their lowest levels in 103 years. Gatun was created in 1914 ...

Dead Whale Washes up in Los Santos

A dead whale, that was measured at a length of 14 meters long, was discovered washed up on shore in Las Tablas, Los Santos between the beaches of El Estero and El ...

IFF Documentaries Announced

The documentaries for this year’s Panama International Film Festival (IFF) were recently announced. With several films having already received ...

The Evolution of Picasso

Photo by: Bob HislopWhether you are new to the Coronado area or know it well, you have almost certainly heard of Picasso Bar & Restaurante. The iconic ...

Invasive fish spreads in Pacific Ocean

Scientists from the Smithsonian institute in Panama have issued alert, as an invasive fish called cobia continues to spreads in the Central and Eastern ...

Community Police Appreciation Day

Photo - Bob Hislop  On February 20, 2016 at 11 am in the Town of Gorgona Park, Mayor Nieves Mayorga and Representante Carlos Reyna opened up the ceremonies ...

World Class Deep Sea Fishing at Hooked on Panama

Punta Burica is a pristine coastline hidden in lush natural landscape of Chriqui Panama, offering world renowned deep-sea fishing and a wealth of wildlife. ...

Paint By the Sea: A Watercolor Workshop by International Artist B. Chrisse Harwanko

March 5 2016 B. Chrisse Harwanko, international artist and educator, will host a 1 day watercolor workshop in her beachfront studio. There are ...