Man Returns 10 Winning Lottery Tickets
On Wednesday July 27th, Michael Bulgin a 47 year old Panamanian man from Samaria, a dangerous neighborhood in San Miguelito, returned 15 ...
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Moving into the Olympic Village
Panama’s delegation for the 2016 Rio Olympic games has been announced as the Panamanian flag is raised in the Olympic Village. Other important ...
Finmeccanica Delivers Helicopter Ambulance
Panama and Finmeccanica came to terms on commercial disagreements involving a $250 million defense contract ...
Panama’s Metro System to be Extended
President Juan Carlos Varela has announced in the draft of the 2017 state budget that $661 million dollars will be allocated for the Panama Metro ...
Fire in Plaza Cinco de Mayo
Firefighters worked for over two hours to control a fire in one of the buildings in Plaza 5 de Mayo, Calidonia this morning (Sunday, July 24). The fire, reported at ...
The Prado Museum in Panama
Replicas from Madrid’s famous Prado Museum, will be on display in Plaza de Francia in Casco Antiguo until September 18th, ...
The Presidency and Ministry of Education ask Teachers to Return to School
Friday July 22, 2016, President Juan Carlos Varela held a cabinet meeting to present the 2017 education budget draft. The budget of $21 000 670 ...
La Pokemanía Hits Panama
Pokémon GO, an extension of the Pokémon television series, is an interactive game that works using a smart phone’s camera and GPS. Within a short period ...
Teachers Call 72 Hour Strike in Panama
Yesterday, July 18th 2016 marked the beginning of what will be a 72-hour strike by sixteen teachers unions in Panama. The announcement was made at 11:00 ...
Panamanian Athletes Competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5th to the 21st, and several Panamanian athletes have ...
ATTT Cameras on PanaPass Corridors
Starting Monday July 18, Transit Authority and Land Transportation (ATTT) will put into action a new plan to use cameras and issue electronic tickets to ...
Panama Remains Divided over Sex-Ed
On Thursday July 14th the Panamanian government filed a motion for the controversial bill 61 which would offer sexual and reproductive health ...
Car Accident Kills two Panamanian Officials
Sunday July 3 2016, Panama’s Minister of Security Secretary, General Emilio Royo and Minister of the Presidency’s security, official ...
Panama Pride Parade 2016
July 2nd 2016 thousands of people marched in Panama’s 12th national Pride Parade, lobbying for LGBT rights and sexual diversity. This year there were more than ...
New Uber Service hits Panama
Uber service is still a major controversy in Panama City, as taxi drivers continue to protest the company’s competitive alternative transport model. While the ...
The Panama Canal Expansion has been Inaugurated
Yesterday, Sunday June 26th the new third set of locks in the Panama Canal was inaugurated. The expansion project took 9 years of work, it’s revealing ...
Panama City Street Repair Budget Exceeds 50 Million
Recently the Panama City Mayor’s office announced that the renovation of Via Argentina and Calle Uruguay in Bella Vista would cost the city $52 million dollars, which ...
Gas Price drops 7 Cents per Gallon Across Panama
The National Secretary of Energy has announced that 91 and 95 octane will drop 7 cents while the cost of diesel will stay at the same ...
Periodical Bridge Closures Sunday During Panama Canal Expansion Event
For all those traveling to and from the city, this Sunday you might want to stay put or plan to take the Centenario Bridge. According to ...
17,000 Drivers May have Received Licenses without Testing
There may be some legitimacy to the claim that driving in Panama is a bit lawless. With approximately 210 traffic related deaths this year, it may not come as a ...
Police Help Save Sea Turtle
Over the weekend The National Police of Panama helped save a 600 pound leatherback sea turtle that was caught in a fishing net north of river Guázaro in ...