Latest Editorials and News in Coronado Panama

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US citizen hospitalized after shooting

A 22- year-old American is in stable condition in Santo Tomas hospital after being shot in Casco Viejo. The female tourist was a bystander when an incident occurred between an agent from ...

Morgan Freeman visits Emberá community

Morgan Freeman was in Panama visiting an Emberá community, located on the banks of the Chagres River to film the National Geographic series  "The Story of Man", which will air in ...

Pickup taken by tide in Coronado

Saturday April 29th in the afternoon a Toyota Hilux was taken by the tide in front of La Gaviota Resort in Coronado ...

Sinaproc issues swell warning

Sinaproc, Panama’s Civil Protection System, has issued a warning for Panama’s Pacific Coast urging people to avoid the beach from April 29th 2017 until May 7th ...

The SMV of Panama presents stock market results for 2016

The Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores (SMV), in English Superintendency of the Stock Market, presented the 2016 report on the stock market Thursday April 27th ...

Picasso keeps you dancing, even on a Tuesday!

After asking the community what they really wanted, Picasso has confirmed that the Coronado community really likes to dance. With that in mind Picasso, Coronado’s popular bar ...

Celebrate Earth Day 2017 in Coronado

 Join the Coronado International School (CIS) at the Playa Serena public beach entrance Saturday April 22nd at 3:00 p.m. to celebrate Earth Day ...

Ministry of Health offers Yellow Fever Vaccines

After a resurgence of Yellow Fever in Brazil, Panama is getting proactive about vaccinating the population against Yellow Fever in areas that could be ...

Lightning strikes kill three

Three people in Panama were killed by lightning within 24 hours. On Tuesday April 18th the bodies of two brothers, 13 years old Yulaikel Quintero and  his brother Johnathan Quintero, 12, ...

Two fire service women killed

Arianeth Rodríguez, 22, Fire Service graduate and Yariseth Cornejo 20, paramedic were killed in a car crash during heavy rain in Chiriqui on Wednesday, April 19. Both were part of the ...

Rain arrives in Coronado Panama after heat wave

The rain has arrived in Coronado Panama, following a heat waves that affected a good portion of Central America. After temperatures ranging between 34 C and 42 C throughout ...

Fire destroys five homes in Emberá Querá community

The homes of five families were destroyed in the Emberá village of Emberá Querá April 13th 2017. A tour guided tour was taking place The local indigenous village when the fire ...

Amphibian Reintroduction begins in Panama

In less than a month, the Gamboa Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Center will begin the process of reintroducing amphibian species back into the wild. This will be the first time an ...

Shrimp discovered in Panama named in honor of Pink Floyd

A new species of pistol shrimp was recently discovered in Panama, and has been named in honor of the band Pink Floyd. Synalpheus pinkfloydi, the new species of shrimp with a single pink ...

Skydivers set record on Contadora

Parachutists from 17 countries set a new free diving record  on Sunday Apr 9 on Contadora, Panama. There were 20 participants in the IV “Pepe’s Island Boogie Panama”, ...

Body of American US Peace Corps volunteer identified

A body found floating in a creek in the community of Cerro Gavilán Ngabe Bugle April 8th 2017, has been identified as  24-year-old Cody Oser, from Colorado. This identified was ...

Skydiver killed practicing in Contadora

Jose Rubalcaba, a Mexican skydiver, died in a test jump on the island of Contadora Saturday morning, April 8, 2017. The parachutist had successfully completed 650 ...

J2L Insurance adds Leakage Coverage

J2L Seguros in Coronado has informed us they has added new coverage to Fire (structure) and Multirisk (content) policies, this new coverage is "leakage coverage". Leakage coverage is ...

Semana Santa 2017 in Coronado Panama

Semana Santa, or in English “Holy Week” is the week leading up to Easter. Semana Santa 2017 in Panama, and around the world, will begin on April 9th and last ...

Harpy Festival at Summit Park

Sunday, April 9 2017 the Summit Municipal Park in Panama City will host the XV edition of Festi Harpía 2017,  a celebration to pay homage to Panama’s national bird, the ...