Latest Editorials and News in Coronado Panama

Panamanians affected by Hurricane Harvey

A group of Panamanians living in Houston, Texas, have been affected by the Tropical Storm Harvey.  In conversation with La Prensa, one victim reported that while water did not ...

Red light cameras in Panama City

Panama’s Transit Authority (ATTT) will install right light cameras to help curb accidents in Panama. The new electronic system will begin in Panama ...

Panama moves Black Friday to September

Panama Tourism Authority (ATP) has decided to move Black Friday to mid-September, in an effort to increase sales during this period in ...

Coronado to Panama City by bus

With a ride to the city from Coronado costing upwards of $100.00, many are opting to take the ...

Military with Pence in Panama reassigned

NBC reports that three service members from the U.S. air force and army that were in Panama with Vice President Panama have been removed from the white house after ...

New visa requirements for Venezuelans visiting Panama

Starting October 1, 2017, Venezuelans entering Panama will be required to have a stamped Visa. Juan Carlos Varela announced the decision, in a message to the Nation, informing that the ...

Ricardo Martinelli awaits extradition hearing

Ricardo Martinelli, Panama’s ex-president, has been in the Miami Federal Detention Center since June 12th, 2017, after an arrest by federal marshals near his $ 8.2 million Coral ...

Off-Camera Flash Workshop

Andres Del Barrio Batista who runs a photo club in Panama City will be presenting an off camera flash workshop at Coronado Frame on August ...

Panamanian preacher arrested in Spain

Panamanian preacher, Rivelino Rey Acosta, was arrested in Spain for committing alleged fraud. Acosta, 41, and ...

Pence meets with Juan Carlos Varela, Panamanians protest

Thursday August 17th the President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela met with Vice president Mike Pence, at the forefront of the conversation was the recent attacks that occurred in Spain that ...

Santos and Pence speak about Venezuela

The Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, met with the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos on August 13th ...

Wild Bill and ex-wife jailed in Panama

A sentence of 47 years and a month was given to American, William Dathan Holbert, aka “Wild Bill”. Monday, August 14, 2017. Holbert was imprisoned for killing and stealing from five ...

Birds close Tocumen runway

A flock of migrating birds closed a runway in Panama at Tocumen International Airport for over an hour on Monday, August 14, 2017. According to Copa Airlines, 25 flights were diverted ...

Panama’s economic activity grows 6.49%

Panama’s monthly index of economic activity (Imae) grew by 6.49% in the first five months of the year (2017), when compared to the same period of the previous year ...

Sinaproc issues wave warning for Pacific Coast

Panama’s National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) will maintain an alert for the Panamanian Pacific beach towns due the expected swell this ...

Pence to Visit Panama

The Vice President of the Untied States, Mike Pence is scheduled to arrive in Panama Thursday, August 17 to kick off his official tour of the ...

Assembly approves fines for use of plastic bags

The National Assembly has approved a bill that prohibits the use of plastic bags and promotes companies that encourage the use of reusable bags in their ...

Minsa declares Pink Eye epidemic

The Ministry of Health (Minsa) has declared an epidemic after 10,646 viral conjunctivitides (commonly referred to as pink eye) cases ...

Foreigners workers without permits face deportation

According to the Ministry of Labor Panama, only approximately 19,000 of the 70,000 foreigners whose immigration status was regularized during the previous administration have formalized their ...

Police officer honored for rescuing child

Last week a nine-year-old boy was rescued after falling into a sewer in Dos Rios, Colon by a member of the national police of Panama, Officer ...

Expat arrested for hit-and-run

July 30th, 2017, 48-year-old Feliciano Lorenzo Perez was hit by a pickup ...