Noriega’s House Arrest Stalled
The ex-dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega was close reaching his goal of provisional house arrest preceding an upcoming surgery, until the ruling took a ...
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Ministry of Health Takes Heart Drug off the Market
Panama’s Ministry of Health has announced they will be taking the drug Norepinephrine 4mg solution for injection from Vitrofarma and Vitalis off the market in ...
Panama has a new Carnival Queen
Panama has a new queen for the capital city Carnival 2017, Gisselle Ow Young, who was chosen to represent Panama from 10 ...
Panama Launches Smart Card Pilot Plan
The Electoral Tribunal (TE) will issue 20,000 “smart cards” starting July 2017 as a pilot plan for Panama’s new and improved ...
Wingo Cartagena flights
Wingo, Copa Holdings new low cost airline, has announce that they will begin flying Cartagena, ...
Rod Carew Recovering from Heart Transplant
The Panamanian baseball legend Rod Carew, received a heart and kidney transplant from a 29-year-old donor December 13th. At the one month mark since his heart and ...
Teen Pregnancies on the Rise in Panama
The Ministry of Health of Panama reported that in 2016 there were a total of 11,298 teen pregnancies, an increase of 322 compared to ...
Ringling Circus Closes after 146 years
After 146 years, circus owners The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey told The Associated Press their last show would be in May of 2017. There are a number of reasons the ...
Car sales Increase Despite Public Transit Growth
While the government of Panama has spent billions on improving public transportation throughout Panama, the country continues to see growth in car ...
Arrive On-time with Copa Airlines
Recently Copa Airlines, Panama’s leading international Carrier, received worldwide recognition for it’s punctuality. Copa was recognized as the world’s second top airline for ...
Fuel Tanker Flipped near Coronado
A fuel tanker has flipped on the Pan-American Highway near Coronado in the Chame district, right before the entrance to Las Lajas. The truck flipped early Monday ...
Airlines Face Fines For Misleading Ads
Several airlines operating in Panama and or Colombia are being investigated by Colombia’s Civil Aeronautics Authority for misleading ...
Panama City Parking Fines Increase
Drivers that park illegally in Panama City should expect to face increased fines for their violations in 2017. As vehicles that have been illegally parked are a major contributor to traffic ...
Via Italia Partially Closed Jan 3
Starting January 3rd 2017, Via Italia will be partially closed due to sanitation work. The project, by the Coordinating Unit of the Sanitation Program of Panama, is expected to take ...
Sargent Dies Following DGI Office Burglary
Sgt Nelson Guerra of Panama’s National Police force passed away the afternoon of December 23rd after suffering a shot to the head the DGI office robbery that occurred December ...
ATTT Approves Transit courts for Panama West
The Transit Authority and Land Transport (ATTT) has approved the creation of transit courts in La Chorrera, Chitré and ...
Mi Bus negotiates contracts
Saturday December 10th Juan Carlos Varela announced that his administration has been negotiating with the company Mi Bus to provide service to the areas of Chepo, La Chorrera and Arrijan ...
Invasion Victims Remembered
At 7:30 a.m. Tuesday December 20th relatives of victims and officials met at the Garden of Peace to remember victims of the US invasion of ...
Five dead in MSC Boat Collision
Five people were killed and six are missing after a Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) box ship collided with an Ecuadorian fishing ...
Panama does not make the Oxfam list of Tax Havens
Each year, The Oxford Committee for Famine Relief (Oxfam), creates a list of the world’s top tax havens. This year Panama did not make the ...
Helicopter ambulance arrives in Panama
A $ 10 million helicopter ambulance, the first of it’s kind in Panama, was delivered this week. The helicopter will be used in rescue and humanitarian aid ...
