Panama’s CSS Drug Shortage
Panama’s Social Security Fund (CSS) is struggling to supply patients with medicine required to treat critical, chronic and degenerative ...
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Panama’s New Unesco Nomination
Panama has proposed that United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco ) declare the monumental complex in Casco Viejo a world heritage site, as it stands ...
Panama secures place in 2018 World Cup
Panama will celebrate securing a place at next year's World Cup with a public holiday Wednesday, October 11th, ...
One dead and two injured Las Uvas accident
Two people were injured and one killed after a pickup lost control in Las Uvas San Carlos, Panama West, Saturday, October 7th, ...
Panama vs. Costa Rica to keep World Cup dream alive
Panama will face off against Costa Rica, Tuesday 10 October at 7:00 p.m. at the Rommel Fernandez stadium in Panama City. The game comes after a ...
Celebrating Fiona's birthday
The Panamanian jaguar Fiona celebrated her third birthday at the Palm Beach Zoo in Florida October 4th, 2017. Fiona arrived at the Palm Beach Zoo in Florida, USA, in April of this ...
Panamanian baseball team wins Bronze
Panama’s sub-10 baseball team took home the bronze medal in the Panamericano baseball tournament that took place last week in Reynosa ...
Six die in Cerro Colorado landslide
Saturday, September 30 a landslide occurred in Cerro Colorado, in the Ngäbe Buglé region, leaving six dead. Four of the six deceased were ...
Mayor of Los Santos on house arrest
The Mayor of Los Santos, Eudocio Pérez is currently under house arrest after his arrest and a raid on his offices. Pérez, who is also the first deputy secretary ...
U.S. to destroy chemical weapons in Panama
The United States is working to destroy abandoned chemical weapons located on the island of San Jose in ...
5 Panamanians nominated for Latin Grammys
Panamanian singer-songwriters Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado, Erika Ender and Ricardo and Alberto Gaitán have been nominated for Latin Grammy ...
Panama advances at World Surfing Championship
Panamanian surfers advanced at the 2017 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Japan, as the first surfers were eliminated from the competition Tuesday, September ...
Project guarantees mobility for cyclists
The government of Panama under the administration of President Juan Carlos Varela has passed bill 329, establishing rules and access for cyclists in ...
Juan Carlos Varela meets with Justin Trudeau
President Juan Carlos Varela, met with global leaders, including Justin Trudeau September 21st to discuss trade and other issues. ...
Flower Parade 2017 in the Chiriqui Highlands
Last weekend (Sep 15th - Sep 17th) the 3rd Flower Parade was ...
Light Rail from Panama City to Chiriqui
In a press conference on Sunday, September 17th, 2017 the foreign minister of Panama and Chinese chancellor Wang Yi discussed the feasibility a light train connecting Panama City ...
Panama approves property tax reform
September 18th, 2017, The National Assembly of Panama approved bill 509, which reforms the country’s property ...
Black Friday hikes tourism in Panama
The weekend-long shopping event “Black Friday Weekend” in Panama was a success, doubling commercial movement in malls ...
Minsa reports 2,375 cases of Dengue
The Epidemiological Surveillance System of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported 2,375 cases of dengue in the country, Sunday 17 of September of ...
Copa cancels flights after Tocumen blackout
Copa Airlines has canceled all scheduled inbound and outbound Panama flights between 10:30 am and 12:30 pm on Monday, September 18, as a result of the blackout at Tocumen ...
Inauguration of the Chinese Embassy in Panama
The Embassy of China in Panama was inaugurated Sunday, September 17, 2017. The new Embassy in Panama comes after the establishment of diplomatic relations between Panama and ...
