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Lightning strikes kill three
Three people in Panama were killed by lightning within 24 hours. On Tuesday April 18th the bodies of two brothers, 13 years old Yulaikel Quintero and his brother Johnathan Quintero, 12, ...
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Two fire service women killed
Arianeth Rodríguez, 22, Fire Service graduate and Yariseth Cornejo 20, paramedic were killed in a car crash during heavy rain in Chiriqui on Wednesday, April 19. Both were part of the ...
Fire destroys five homes in Emberá Querá community
The homes of five families were destroyed in the Emberá village of Emberá Querá April 13th 2017. A tour guided tour was taking place The local indigenous village when the fire ...
Skydivers set record on Contadora
Parachutists from 17 countries set a new free diving record on Sunday Apr 9 on Contadora, Panama. There were 20 participants in the IV “Pepe’s Island Boogie Panama”, ...
Body of American US Peace Corps volunteer identified
A body found floating in a creek in the community of Cerro Gavilán Ngabe Bugle April 8th 2017, has been identified as 24-year-old Cody Oser, from Colorado. This identified was ...
Skydiver killed practicing in Contadora
Jose Rubalcaba, a Mexican skydiver, died in a test jump on the island of Contadora Saturday morning, April 8, 2017. The parachutist had successfully completed 650 ...
The search for oil on Panama's coast
On Wednesday April 6th 2017, the Cabinet Council of Panama approved three contracts with multinational companies to carry out seismic surveys to determine whether or not there are oil and gas ...
Danish Tourist drowns at Red Frog Beach
Wednesday April 5th, 21-year-old Kristoffer Vodholt , a tourist from Denmark drowned at Red Frog Beach on Isla Bastimentos in the province of ...
Earthquake aftershocks in Chiriqui
April 2, 2017 an earthquake of a 5.3 magnitude to place in the Chiriqui region of Panama. More 70 aftershocks have occurred since, destroying 11 homes and damaging at least 23 ...
Varela on Immigration and Security at Tuxtla Summit
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Immigration issues were among the main topics discussed at the XVI Summit of the Tuxtla Mechanism, an international summit in San José Costa Rica. ...
New Online Services From The National Migration Service of Panama
Monday, March 22, 2017, The National Migration Service of Panama (SNM) reported that it now offers service online. Services include requests for the pre-registration of foreigners and ...
Unemployment on the Rise in Panama
According to statistics compiled by the Office of the Comptroller General labor contracts registered with Panama’s Ministry of Labor (Mitradel) fell 14% in January of 2017, compared ...
Firefighters Receive Immediate Raise
An Executive Decree signed by President Juan Carlos Varela and published in the Official Gazette will give Panama’s firefighters an immediate salary ...
8-lane Highway to Arraijan
The expansion of a 10km stretch of the PanAmerican Highway between the Bridge of the Americas and Arraijan will start in connection with the building the fourth bridge over the Panama ...
Etesa Working to Stop Power Outages
Etesa, Panama’s Electric Transmission Company, will change 40 transformers throughout the country in an effort to create a more reliable electrical ...
Panama Canal Sets New Daily Tonnage Record
In February 2017, The Panama Canal set a new daily tonnage record of 1.18 million tonnes, with a total of 1,180 vessels traveling through both the expanded and original ...
Teatro Nacional Repairs Stalled
Panama City’s Teatro Nacional, a tourist attraction offering cultural performances from opera and ballet to folkloric dance requires waterproofing of the building which was built ...
Government Allocates Millions for Religious Organizations
So far during the Juan Carlos Varela administration, $16.7 million has been donated to religious organizations, mostly the Catholic ...
63% of University Graduates are Women
According to information published by the Controller General of Panama 63.4% of students that graduated from University in Panama in 2015 were ...
Suspect in the Murder of Catherine Johannet
President Juan Carlos Varela was in Bocas del Toro March 9th 2017 for a meeting with local authorities regarding the Catherine Johannet ...
Cooler Ban on Taboga Island
Visitors to Taboga Island will no longer be allowed to bring coolers containing alcohol or prepared ...