New Panama Canal Locks Inauguration Date Announced
An announcement from the Canal Authority Wednesday March 23, confirmed that the third set of locks for the Panama Canal will be ...
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Health Minister Speaks as Zika Cases Reach 156
This Monday the Minister of Health Francisco Javier Terrientes announced that the baby who died at Hospital del Nino, was not affected by the Zika virus ...
Terrorist Attacks Hit Brussels
Tuesday March 22 at 7:00 a.m. two blasts hit Zaventem International airport in Brussels Belgium, 11 people are believed to have been killed. Another explosion ...
US Soldier Charged in Panamanian Woman's Murder
36 year old US Army sergeant, Omar Velez Pagan began trial on Monday March 22 in North Carolina for the murder of Vanessa Rodríguez, a ...
Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Dies
Rob Ford, Toronto Councillor and ex-mayor, died today Tuesday March 22 at the young age of 46. Ford battled cancer for 18 months before passing. ...
Panama Reports Zika Related Microcephaly Death
On Thursday March 17 Panama registered the first baby to be born with the brain disorder microcephaly, believed to be linked to the Zika virus. ...
Bumble Bee Tuna Recall Prompts Ban
A San Diego-based food company, Bumble Bee Foods, announced a recall of over 31,500 cases of canned tuna Wednesday March 16. The recall is due to a ...
Boxing Champ Caught Transporting Drugs
On Friday March 11th Panama’s former world boxing champion, Celestino Caballero confessed to transporting cocaine, National Police director ...
Zika Reaches Panama West
Another case of the Zika virus was confirmed yesterday by the Ministry of Health (MoH). The case was discovered during a routine ...
Cayman in La Chorrera Neighborhood
A home owner in Panama West, in the neighborhood of Jorge Santos, La Chorrera, was shocked to find a large cayman in the gutter in front of her house last ...
Today is International Women's Day
The first Woman’s day was celebrated nationally in 1909, and by 1910, the holiday became an international fight for women’s rights globally. Over the ...
More than 20,000 work permits Issued in 2015
According to data from the Ministry of Labor and Workforce development in Panama (Mitradel), work permits to foreigners have risen from 705 in January 2015 to ...
UN Human Rights Office to be Established in Panama
On Monday February 29th The government of Panama signed a United Nations memorandum to install a Latin American office for the ...
MOP Announces Projects
The Ministry of Public Works (MOP) has just released a summary of the road building projects that will be implemented/continued throughout Panama. The new ...
Varela Stops German Tourists from getting Robbed
Friday February 26 President Juan Carlos Varela, was walking with his bodyguards in the district of San Miguelito when he witnessed a mugging. El ...
Panama’s Lakes are Low
This February the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) reported that Gatun and Alajuela Lakes will reach their lowest levels in 103 years. Gatun was created in 1914 ...
IFF Documentaries Announced
The documentaries for this year’s Panama International Film Festival (IFF) were recently announced. With several films having already received ...
Invasive fish spreads in Pacific Ocean
Scientists from the Smithsonian institute in Panama have issued alert, as an invasive fish called cobia continues to spreads in the Central and Eastern ...
Mayor to Prohibit “Bien Cuidao"
As of March 1 the Mayor of Panama City, Jose Blandon, will restrict people from the activity of parking and caring for cars in Casco ...
Wild Bill to Wed
William Datha Holbert, better known as ”Wild Bill”, confirmed that he will be getting married. His future wife, a 21 year old woman ...
High Winds Ahead
There is a high wind, rain and wave warning for Thursday & Friday Feb 11 - 12 in Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui,Veraguas, along with the Gnäbe Bugle and Guna Yala ...
