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Copa pilots could strike June 15th
Approximately 1000 pilots will go on strike on June 15th if a collective agreement is not reached in the coming days. So far, Copa Airline pilots have ...
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Trump to meet with Juan Carlos Varela
Juan Carlos Varela will meet with President Trump in the white house on June 19th, 2017 as published in a statement issued Monday, June 5th, ...
Panama Gay Pride on the Cinta Costera
This year the Panama Gay Pride parade will take place on Panama’s Cinta Costera July 1st, 2017. The event organized by the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual) community under the ...
Two Fatal accidents in Chorrera kill three
Two accidents claimed the lives of three people on the Pan America highway in La Chorrera, Panama West on Friday June 2. Another two people were ...
Manuel Noriega dies at 83
A source close to the family of Manuel Noriega says that the former Panamanian dictator died late Monday, May 29th at the age of 83. Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela tweeted that ...
Panamanian surfers compete in the ISA World Surfing Games
The ISA World Surfing Games returned to the French town of Biarritz for the first time since 1980 this year. The event aired live from May 20-28. Almost 250 surfers from 47 ...
Copa pilots stage protest in Panama
Pilots from the Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines demonstrated for better working conditions and increased pay Thursday May 25 in front of the Ministry of Labor and Development ...
Banapiña to bring back banana production in Chiriquí
President Juan Carlos Varela, announced Thursday May 25th that Banapiña , a subsidiary of Del Monte, will revive banana production in Barú, Chiriquí. With an investment of $ 100 million, the ...
Rent plays at Teatro la Plaza
The popular musical Rent will play at Teatro La Plaza, in Panama City from July 13 to 30. The musical that tells the story of group of friends residing in the East Village of New York, ...
Businesses sanctioned for illegal collection of tips
94 restaurants and hotels have been sanctioned since August of 2016 for automatically charging gratuity. The fines total $47,000 according to the Authority of Consumer Protection and Defense ...
9.8% of those in jail are foreigners
Of the 16,296 people in Panamanian prisons, 1,609 are foreign nationals, according to figures from the National Penitentiary System. This number represents 9.8% of the total population. ...
Six people arrested in Arraiján for attempting to run over a police officer
Six people (one woman and five men) were arrested on Monday, May 21, 2017, in Arraiján, Panama west for attempting to run over a member of the National ...
Panama Public Schools to be Bilingual
Panamá will become on the first country in Central America to teach Sciences in English in public schools according to a new law created under the administration of President ...
Coronado expat found guilty of fraud
Canadian financial manager, Quintin Sponagle has served a 19 month sentence in La Joya prison in Panama for an investment scam with a company registered in ...
Flipped truck stops traffic in Coronado
A truck driving towards the interior past Coronado flipped Thursday May 11th 2017 in the afternoon blocking all lanes going towards David. Police arrived on site around 2:00 p.m. ...
The first Mi Bus Rodeo
The first “Rodeo Mi Bus” event took place May 7th in Panama City. Drivers and maintenance staff wore cowboy hats and thousands of family members came out to watch the ...
SPI Officer Charged for Firing Gun in Casco
The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Panama has charged the Institutional Protection Service (SPI) officer who shot a 22 year old American tourist in Casco Viejo on April ...
US citizen hospitalized after shooting
A 22- year-old American is in stable condition in Santo Tomas hospital after being shot in Casco Viejo. The female tourist was a bystander when an incident occurred between an agent from ...
Morgan Freeman visits Emberá community
Morgan Freeman was in Panama visiting an Emberá community, located on the banks of the Chagres River to film the National Geographic series "The Story of Man", which will air in ...
Pickup taken by tide in Coronado
Saturday April 29th in the afternoon a Toyota Hilux was taken by the tide in front of La Gaviota Resort in Coronado ...
The SMV of Panama presents stock market results for 2016
The Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores (SMV), in English Superintendency of the Stock Market, presented the 2016 report on the stock market Thursday April 27th ...