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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 ...
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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 ...
Westland Mall Security Guard Killed in Shooting
A Westland Mall security guard was fatally shot on Friday after trying to stop a woman from being robbed at a mall ...
First Lady’s Office Already Preparing for Christmas
The Christmas shopping for the Ministry of the Presidency has already begun! The presidency is working towards buying the 541,000 toys that the First Lady will distribute ...
Panama Health Official Replaced for Playing Hooky to Watch Soccer
President Juan Carlos Varela has replaced Panama’s Minister of Health, Francisco Javier Terrientes, after he reportedly left his post to catch a ...
The Panama Canal Authority prepares for Maiden Voyage
While Panama Canal’s new locks undergo a series of trial runs with post-panamax ships, COSCO shipping Panama, sets sail from Greece. The ship will ...
ATTT Enforcing Road Safety in Schools
Panama’s Transit & Land Authority (ATTT), has started a series of road safety talks aimed at students at the pre-primary level in public and private ...
The Panama Canal Expansion Promotional Video
As you have probably heard, the Panama Canal Expansion will be inaugurated June 26, 2016. In anticipation the Panama Canal ...
Growing Number Affected by AH1N1
The line up for flu shots grows as the number of patients hospitalized with the AH1N1 rises to 197 according to the Ministry of Health ...
Panama’s first Heart Transplant Successful
The recipient of Panama’s first heart transplant has been declared stable and the transplant a ...