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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 ...
National Panamanian News
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...