National Panamanian News

The Panama Canal: The Past and Future

After billions of dollars in expenditures, the much awaited Panama Canal expansion inauguration will take place this month. On June 26th 2016 Cosco, a ...

Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali Dies at 74

former heavyweight champion and boxing legend, Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74. Ali died late on Friday at a hospital in Phoenix, ...

H1N1 Epidemic in Panama

43 cases of H1N1 have been confirmed, 35 of which have resulted in hospitalization with at least 15 cases landing those affected in ...

"Green Alert" as Swell hits the Pacific Coast of Panama

The beach communities on the Pacific Coast of Panama are expected to get some swell. In light of this, Panama’s National Civil Protection ...

Bus accident in Chorrera

Monday May 30th a bus driving the Aquadulce-Panama route, lost control over turning into a ditch between the east and west lanes of the Pan-American highway at ...

Italian National Missing

48 years old Italian National, Cristiano Zeviani was last seen in David on May 10. He Speaks Italian, Spanish, English and has no hair. ...

Nurse-in at Expo Turismo Panama

Playa Community attended the Tourism Expo in Panama. Perhaps the most notable event took place on Saturday May 28, when a group of nursing mothers ...

Protesting at the Barro Blanco hydro electric project

As the government announces that testing of the Barro Blanco hydro electric project is close to beginning, Indigenous residents continue to ...

Reports of high spending on travel by Panamanian deputies

According to a recent report published in La Prensa, From July 2014 through March deputies spent $297,000 on trips. An article by noticias7dias wrote that ...

Noriega seeks House Arrest relatives of victims oppose

Manuel Noriega’s Lawyer, Ezra Angel, has formally requested that Noriega be considered for house arrest due to his current health condition. ...

Taxi vs. Uber battle continues

Panama taxi drivers are still up in arms about the Uber system that has taken Panama city by storm. While the transit authority has taken to the sidelines, both Uber Panama ...

Panama City's newest selfie site

Yesterday, Tuesday May 17th Panama’s Tourism Authority (ATP) inaugurated an installation on the Cinta Costera, that will offer visitors ...

2017 Boquete Jazz & Blues Festival announcement

Tickets for the 2017 Boquete Jazz & Blues Festival go on sale this month on May 1, 2016. The festival which has lit up the slopes of the Chiriqui ...

Varela responds to worker affected by Waked Group drug money laundering accusations

Members of the Waked family, a prominent family in Panama have been accused by US authorities of laundering drug money through businesses. Nidal Waked son of ...

The evacuation of Cuban migrants

The evacuation of thousands of Cubans who have been stranded in the province of Chiriqui began this week on Monday May ...

New Locks in the Panama Canal have received over 102 requests for transport

The new Locks in the Panama Canal are set to Open June 27, 2016. These locks have already received a lot of attention with 102 request for ships to use the ...

Hands of Stone at Cannes pays tribute to De Niro

The Cannes Festival, wchich begins Wednesday May 11th, will be screening a special showing of Hands of Stone, a movie about the life of Panamanian boxer Roberto ...

First solar powered poultry farm begins operation in Arenosa

Recently Panama opened their first poultry farm, that operates on solar energy. The project is the first to be funded under the new green energy program ...

Panama workers mark Labor Day

Yesterday, Sunday May 1st marked Labor Day in Panama, and millions of workers took to the street to speak about current issues in Plaxa Porras. The event was ...