2017 Boquete Jazz & Blues Festival announcement
Tickets for the 2017 Boquete Jazz & Blues Festival go on sale this month on May 1, 2016. The festival which has lit up the slopes of the Chiriqui ...
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Varela responds to worker affected by Waked Group drug money laundering accusations
Members of the Waked family, a prominent family in Panama have been accused by US authorities of laundering drug money through businesses. Nidal Waked son of ...
The evacuation of Cuban migrants
The evacuation of thousands of Cubans who have been stranded in the province of Chiriqui began this week on Monday May ...
New Locks in the Panama Canal have received over 102 requests for transport
The new Locks in the Panama Canal are set to Open June 27, 2016. These locks have already received a lot of attention with 102 request for ships to use the ...
Hands of Stone at Cannes pays tribute to De Niro
The Cannes Festival, wchich begins Wednesday May 11th, will be screening a special showing of Hands of Stone, a movie about the life of Panamanian boxer Roberto ...
First solar powered poultry farm begins operation in Arenosa
Recently Panama opened their first poultry farm, that operates on solar energy. The project is the first to be funded under the new green energy program ...
Panama workers mark Labor Day
Yesterday, Sunday May 1st marked Labor Day in Panama, and millions of workers took to the street to speak about current issues in Plaxa Porras. The event was ...
Canal restricts depth of vessels
An announcement made by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) confirmed that for the first time since 1998 the Panama Canal will need to ...
Guna Congress breaks relations with Government of Panama
In a letter released April 14th 2016 Guna General Congress announced that they were breaking their relations with the Government of Panama asking ...
Panama awaits decision on humanitarian aid following Ecuador Earthquake
An earthquake in Ecuador has left 272 dead and 2500 other injured. Rescue crews searched desperately through rubble for survivors the magnitude-7.8 ...
Panama takes action against animal abuse
The owner of an 18-month old boxer named Toby recently received a fine of $1000 for animal abuse. The dog, found in critical condition, was taken from ...
Housing fair at Atlapa begins
The Housing & Real Estate Fair, Expo Vivienda 2016, began yesterday April 14th at 6:00 p.m. and will continue until Sunday evening at the Atlapa ...
Idaan begins operation of 14 wells in the district of Chame
On Tuesday April 12 the director for IDAAN in Panama West, Maximino Quintero confirmed the that the operation of 14 of 17 wells would begin operation, ...
The future of Panama's Bio Museum
It has been a year and a half since the Bio Museum opened its doors to the public in Panama City. Today it is one of the countries most popular tourist ...
The 16th Festival of Kites and Tambourines
The 16th Festival of Kites and Tambourines brought families and individuals from all of the country and abroad to enjoy the tradition of kites on April 10th ...
Uber announces free service following Taxi protest
On Friday April 8 2016 taxi drivers throughout Panama City, protested in an effort to get the Panamanian Transit Authority to suspend the service Uber in ...
Panama’s 5th International Film Festival Kicks off
The 5th Panama International Film Festival kicked off yesterday night with a red carpet gala at Panama’s historic Teatro Balboa in ...
What you need to know about the Panama Papers
With all the headlines regarding the Panama Papers some are wondering what the hype is all about. The popular headline refers to the leak of millions ...
The Return of the Dinosaurs
Last week Dinoworld, a theme park opened it’s doors in Panama city! The interactive education center for children will bring 20 animatronic dinosaurs to Alta ...
Taxis vs. UBER
According to Ulysses Calvo, of the Panama Transport Authority (ATTT), UBER drivers are outside of the “transport scheme” and the authority will be ...
Rainy Season Expected in June
According to a report from the Climatology department of the Electric Transmission Company (Etesa) Panama will be waiting on rain until as late as ...
