Latest Editorials and News in Coronado Panama

10 candidates facing criminal probes

At least 10 people running for election in Panama next year are facing criminal proceedings in the country’s courts including th ex-president Ricardo Martinelli topping the list.

Panama participates in World Breastfeeding Week

Breastfeeding is the best food a mother can give her child. It improves their health, favors the optimal development of the brain and even protects it from respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases.

Police Unit to Work with Women

Panama has created a specialized National Police unit to deal with cases of gender and the protection of women.

New Bus Lanes on the Corridors

As of October, the Mass Transportation Company (Mi Bus) will enable exclusive lanes for the Metro Bus circulating the North and South corridors.

Foreigner jailed for homicide

A woman driver who killed 18-year-old student Rosaida Lorenzo on a pedestrian crossing in front of the Technological University on July 26 has been charged with culpable homicide.

Panama city to colllect its own garbage

Director of the AAUD endorses proposal for the Municipality of Panama to collect garbage

Education community protest for a new bridge

Participants of f the Technological University of Panama (UTP) protested yesterday for the death of Rosaida Lorenzo.

Traffic improves with new process

Changes in the hours of usage of the roads improved traffic to Panama

4th bridge construction awarded

The Ministry of Public Works (MOP) yesterday awarded the Panama Fourth Bridge Consortium the tender to design and build the fourth bridge over the Canal for $1,420 million.

Non poluting Water soluble bags

Replacing oil by limestone, a group of Chilean entrepreneurs have managed to manufacture plastic bags and reusable cloth which are water soluble and do not pollute.

Weak hotel occupancy reported

In the first few months this year, only 46.5% o the hotel rooms were booked. The decrease in May was 2.8% , while the previous two months registered a fall of 2.9% compared to 2017.

Ex football players reject Varella’s offer

Blas Pérez and Felipe Baloy reject the position offered by Varela

Producers want protection for the Panamania farmer

Producers demand the suspension of imports that protects Panamanian farmers

Drivers of Panama West protest traffic jams

Drivers kept their lights on to protest the two to four hours they spend in traffic

Expansion to the Sloth Sanctuary

Panama is home to three of the six sloth species that exist in Central and South America and is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world.

Extend the life of your car’s battery

7 tips to help you extend the life of your car battery.

2 agencies invited to observe tender process

Alfredo Martiz invites Acodeco and Transparencia to observe the ambulance tender process

Operation Safe Passage helps 20 children

At least 20 children and young people from Panama and Colon will be operated at the Children’s Hospital, as part of the project called "Operation Safe Passage",

Legendary Panamanian jockey Manuel Manny Ycaza died

Manuel Manny Ycaza, member of the Hall of Fame and winner of the 1964 Belmont Stakes, who paved the way for Latin American riders in the United States, died at 80 years old.

Government delivers 400 apartments

On Monday, the President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela, delivered the first 400 apartments of the Ciudad Esperanza residential complex, in the district of Arraiján.

Director to pay $19K in cell charges

Deputy director Juan Francisco Guerrero spent some $19,000 on data and roaming on a cell phone assigned to INAC