Panama Geisha coffee sets record
Panama has set a new record with its world renowned Geisha coffee, as Asian buyers bid record breaking $601 a pound at the recent Best of Panama Coffee Auction. The coffee, from the winning ...
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Protesting human trafficking across borders
A cross-border protest was held Saturday, July 29th, with people from Panama and Costa Rica to raise awareness about the problem of human ...
Panama’s Paid Paternity Leave Law Takes Effect
On May 24, 2017, Panama passed a law that grants new fathers paid paternity leave of three business days starting from the date of the child’s birth. In order for the new dad to qualify for the leave ...
The new face of the Apostolic Headquarters
The new headquarters of the Apostolic ...
Will Ruben Blades run for President in 2019?
Panamanian Salsa musician, author, and actor, Ruben Blades announced Friday, July 14th in Madrid that he will be taking a break from Salsa. The Multiple Grammy winner has ...
30 years since Panama defied dictatorship
July 10, 1987, thousands of Panamanians challenged the civic-military dictatorship led by Manuel Antonio Noriega and former President of Panama Eric Arturo ...
Journalist arrested for photographing Catholic complex
Alexander Arosemena, a photographer for La Prensa, was arrested for photographing the Vatican State’s new headquarters Panama City. The multi-million dollar complex which will ...
Beach Corridor bids & Coronado overpass
Three bids were presented on Wednesday, July 5th, for design and construction of the first stretch of the “beach ...
Tragic accident in El Valle
A tragic accident occurred in El Valle de Antón, in Coclé at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 2nd ...
7000 March in 2017 Panama Pride Parade
Panama’s Gay Pride Parade took place July 1st, 2017 drawing over 7000 participants. This year was one the most visible demonstrations for LGBT rights to ...
American found dead in Santa Clara hostel
A 31-year old American, Michael Allan Gimber Philips, was found dead in a hostel in Santa Clara Rio Hato in the province of Coclé the morning of Tuesday, June ...
'Who are we to judge' An Interview with the First Lady
The first lady of Panama, Lorena Castillo de Varela was interviewed by La Prensa in the wake of her participation in the ...
Power outages across three provinces
June 27th, 2017, an explosion occurred in an electrical substation in Penonome ...
19 students poisoned in El Valle
The Ministry of Health and the Public Ministry in the province of Coclé began an investigation to ...
Over 1,000 dengue cases confirmed at “D-Day” launch
June 25th, 2017 was the launch of “D-Day” in Panama, a campaign launched by the Ministry of Health (Minsa) to aid in the prevention ...
Guatapé tourist boat sinks
A boat carrying over 170 passengers sank off the coast of Guatapé in Colombia Sunday, June 23. At this time, 16 are missing and six people have been ...
Varela speaks with The Dialogue in Washington
On Wednesday, the third day of his official mission in the United States, the President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela spoke about democracy, security ...
US Vice President Mike Pence to Visit Panama
Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, will tour Central and South America from August 13th to the 18th. Pence made the announcement Thursday, June 13th during his ...
Varela agrees to security meeting in Panama
President Juan Carlos Varela has announced a meeting between senior officials from the U.S. and Panama to discuss the issue of security and the fight against ...
Two men arrested for terrorist activities in Panama
Ali Kourani, 32, from New York, and Samer el Debek, 37, from Michigan, were arrested on Thursday, June 1, on charges related to their alleged activities on behalf of Hizballah, in ...
Driver who killed cyclist Monica Licona sentenced
Enrique Jaén Chérigo, was sentenced to 63 months in prison on June 16th, 2017 for hitting and killing cyclist Monica Licona September 20, ...
