Panama, GM mosquitoes and the Zika Virus
On Feb 1 the World Health Organization decided to issue a Global Emergency in an effort to stop Zika, a mosquito-borne virus, from ...
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20,000 Cases of Bottled Water for Carnival
Today, the Juan Carlos Varela government ordered the purchase of 20,000 cases of bottled water “to increase the reserves” over Carnival, beginning this ...
Canadian Wins Panama Ironman 70.3
A Canadian, Lionel Sanders, placed first in the Pan American Pro Ironman 70.3 Championship that took place Sunday, January 31 in Panama City. Sanders finished with a ...
Police Arrest French National in Coronado Shooting
Update: Police confirmed today that a minor has also been taken into custody in ...
Woman Murdered in Coronado
This morning a unidentified woman was shot at a Coronado gas station. While members of the community have spoken out, saying the women was working as an attendant at the ...
Zika Virus Prompts Travel Advisories for Pregnant Women
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel warning urging pregnant women to avoid traveling to countries in Latin America and the Caribbeans ...
Gisela Pulido Kiteboarding on Punta Chame
Photo by: Frank Corbett of Starfire Photography Summer has started on the pacific coast of Panama and with the complete halt of rain the warm winds ...
Miss Colombia Mistakenly Crowned Miss Universe
This year’s Miss Universe pageant offered an unexpected twist that left some, including miss Colombia, disappointed. The surprise ending to this year's Miss ...
Panama Remembers Victims of 1989 Invasion
On the morning of 20 December 1989, a few hours after the start of the U.S. military invasion on Panama, President George W. Bush gave the official justification for the invasion. Today ...
Is The World's Largerst Sunken Treasure off the Coast of Cartagena?
The colonial galleon San Jose, also revered as “the holy grail of shipwrecks,” has been found off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia, announced Colombian ...
Opposition Sweeps Venezuelan Elections
Last night, Panama was alive with cheers and fireworks as the opposition in Venezuela won a majority of seats in the National Assembly. For nearly two decades ...
Disney Magic Moments Parade
Disney Magic Moments is in Panama this holiday season, for a free parade through the city. The event will take place Sunday December 6 ...
Panama's Immigration Crisis
The number of Cuban immigrants arriving in Puerto Obaldia has been increasing rapidly. Monday, it was reported that the large number of immigrants arriving daily is overwhelming ...
Talk of a Train
The Juan Carlos Varela government has begun studies on the possibility of constructing a rail road system system between La Chorrera and ...
Drought Continues
Climate experts announced this Sunday that the recent drought associated with the El Niño weather phenomenon will continue. In recent ...
Panama to Attend UN Climate Change Conference
The largest conference for climate change in the world will take place in Paris on November 30 2015. Panama is sending what some have called a “mega delegation”. When you hear the ...
Does Panama Have Black Friday Fever?
Black Friday, which is considered to be the start of the holiday shopping season, is tomorrow (Friday Nov. 27). However, some commercial ...
Home of the 'Frankenfish'
The first genetically modified animals designed for human consumption that recently ...
Panama's Stance on ISIS
By: Kara Patrick In the wake of the recent terrorist attacks occurring in Beirut, Lebanon, Paris, Baghdad and Iraq, humanity is uniting. Globally world leaders have ...
People's Climate March
For the first time Panama will join in an annual global march advocating for action against climate change. The event takes place each year in major cities all over ...
"Christmas Ice World" in Panama City?
Starting November 28, Panama City is planning to transform the Cinta Costera to include an ice skating rink. "Christmas Ice World" will cost the country about 2 million dollars. The event, organized ...
