Jungle Land gets 6 month repreave
ACP approves six months to Jungle Land in order to serve their last clients in Gatun.
National Panamanian News
$1 Coins to start circulating
The National Bank of Panama will not be supplying one dollar bills during an undetermined time frame.
Spanish Drug Lord Captured in Panama
José Carlos Pombar Cameán , who was a fugitive from the Spanish justice system 14 years ago, was captured on Monday, November 12th, when he tried to enter Panama with false documents.
Panama to Invest 2.2 Million for 2019 Carnival
The Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) reported that it will invest 2.2 mill for next year’s Carnival festivities, with 1.5 million to be invested in Panama City.
Mayor promotes ’Panama Camina’
Panama Camina: Share Central has been initiated by the Mayor’s Office of Panama city and the Inter-American Development Bank.
Metro construction update
The construction of Line 2 of the Panama Metro is reported to be at 87% done.
NASA selects Panama’s proposal
The Ministry of Environment (MiAmbiente) reported that NASA selected the Panamanian proposal to develop a "Forest Information and Sustainable Management System’’.
WYD brings Gaudi to Panama’s Biomuseo
The exhibition ’Gaudí, son of María’ will be brought from Spain to Panama for World Youth Day 2018. The gesture is in honor of the Marian faith of the famous modernist architect.
Rey to sell 60% of shares
Grupo Rey agreed to sell at least 60% of its shares to the giant Corporación Favorita, a conglomerate of Ecuadorian capital with a presence in Peru, Paraguay, Colombia, Chile and Costa Rica.
300 licenses robbed from ATTT
At least 300 licenses , which had been retained for alcohol cases were stolen from the provincial offices of the Transit and Land Transportation Authority (ATTT) of the province of Herrera.
$18K paid for 6 puppies
Through a public tender, the Government bought the dogs and is training them for an eventual emergency in search and rescue of people.
Carnival hires Panama officers
The cruise company has expressed interest in increasing the number of Panamanian officers in its fleet, in which there is a large number of Panamanian-flagged ships.
Water snakes are back!
Fishermen spot marine snakes on the shores of Los Santos
Heros Remem-bered
The legacy of the heroes is remembered on the Day of the Dead
Video Surveillance Annual Report
There were 45,817 incidents captured on video surveillance cameras in Panama city.
5.8 Earthquake shakes Chiriqui
An Earthquake was reported at 6:14 am Thursday November 1st in the province of Chiriqui.
World Youth Day Theme Park
The Local Organizing Committee of the World Youth Day announced that it will establish a theme park in the Omar Recreational Park during the event
Blandón for the Panameñista party
José Isabel Blandón , the mayor on leave of the capital, was elected last night as the presidential candidate of the ruling Panameñista party .
Bill passed to Create Naso Region
A bill was passed in it’s third debate to create a new district, with more than 20 thousand hectares that belong to the Palo Seco Protected Forest, to create the Naso region.
Walt Wizard at Comic Con
Peruvian artist Walt Wizard, who specializes in creating hyper realistic statues, will be presenting his work at Comic Con Panama, October 26-28.
Julius Baer shutting down in Panama
Julius Baer Group Ltd. is shutting down its Panama and Peru operations. The decision was made after the Swiss private bank’s strategic review of its Latin American business.
