National Panamanian News

Emergency Landing at Howard Air Base Panama

A twin engine plane with a registration number of HP-2500, made an emergency landing at the former Howard Air Force Base after it struck an animal during takeoff from Contadora ...

Panama Franchise Expo

Panama Franchise Expo will take place this Thursday and Friday at the Vasco Núñez de Balboa Convention Center in El Panama Hotel. This is the second year for the Expo. ...

Panama May Open Doors to Syrian Refugees

During a press conference on Sept 8, 2015, President Juan Carlos Varela announced that the government will consider accepting Syrian refugees. "We are gladly willing to ...

Flooding caused by Heavy Rain

More than 20 areas in Panama City, San Miguelito, La Chorrera and Colón were affected by flooding after heavy rains on Tuesday, according to the civil defense agency ...

Panama's Junior Surf Team

Panama’s Junior Surf team preselection took place Monday September 7. The young Panamanian surfers selected will compete in the World Junior Surf Championship taking place ...

Panamanian boxer Atheyna Bylon wins Gold

On Saturday August 5 Atheyna Bylon, Panamanian boxer, won gold at the La Romana Cup in the Dominican Republic. This is the second year in a row ...

Panama's Broadband at the Bottom

In a study of 17 Latin American countries,that was conducted by the Latin America Economic Commission, Panama’s broadband service rated low. The service was four ...

Sports journalist René Rizcalla killed in Bejuco crash

The popular Sports commentator and journalist René Rizcalla died Wednesday as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Bejuco. reports say that there were three vehicles ...

La Mejorana Folklore Festival

La Mejorana National Folklore festival will begin September 23 and continue until September 27.  La Mejorana, is an imporant cultural festival taking place ...

Keep Our Beaches Clean!

Join Panama's National Beach Cleanup Sunday September 27 2015, 8:00 a.m. Coronado ...

September is Ocean Month in Panama

This September is oceans month in Panama. For one month the country of Panama comes together to help spread the word that the ocean needs our ...

Centennial Bridge Access Roads Need Repair

Former President of the Society of Panama Engineers and Architects (SPIA) Nicolás Real said that he is concerned about a section ...

Panama Canal Expansion Leaks

Leaks have appeared from concrete of one of the interior chambers of the new Cocoli Locks on the Pacific side of the waterway during testing. A ...

Panama Canal Calls off Drought Restrictions

Due to recent El Niño-related drought that caused water shortages in Panama, and lower water levels in the Canal, the Panama ...

Canadian Solar Energy Company comes to Panama

Endura Energy, a Canadian company specializing in delivering solar energy has opened an office in Panama to serve a growing Latin American market. “We believe Panama is an ideal ...

Nicaragua Canal no competition for Panama Canal

Panama Canal Authority Administrator Jorge Quijano doesn’t think the Nicaragua Canal will pose any competition for the Panama Canal, as the canal ...

Panama's Cinta Costera wins Global Award

Panama City's Cinta Costera has won this year's Global Best Project in Roads and Highways award in Engineering News-Record's (ENR) third annual ...

Panama takes a big step towards LGBT rights

Panama lawmakers are currently reviewing a bill that would make hate crimes against gays, lesbians and transsexuals illegal. The bill that is sponsored ...

Bridge of the Americas Closures

The Ministry of Public Works for Panama announced that starting tomorrow, Saturday August 29 2015,  there will be intermittent closures of the bridge of the ...

Visit the Feria Santa Mónica de Coclé this Weekend

2015 will be the first year Feria Santa Mónica de Coclé will take place. ...

Panama Declares State of Emergency

Yesterday (Aug. 12. 2015) The Panamanian government declared a state of emergency in response to the nation wide ...