Latest Editorials and News in Coronado Panama

Photo Contest & Exhibition VIDA DE PLAYA, PANAMA

Registration is now open for Coronado Frame & Foto’s ‘VIDA DE PLAYA, PANAMA’ Photo Exhibition & ...

Earthquake of 4.7 Magnitude in Panama

An earthquake of 4.7 magnitude was felt in parts of Panama Monday February 20th 2017. Readers reported feeling the tremor in Coronado Panama, La Chorrera and Panama ...

High Speed Chase in Coronado

A reader tells us that at 9:00 p.m. on the night of February 15th a high speed chase took place inside Coronado, near the Coronado Bay ...

Camping under the stars in Penonome

The fifth Astrocamping Summer will take place in Penonome on 18 and 19 of February. Starting at 2:00 p.m., until Sunday, February 19, at 11:30 am, more than 600 people will be camped ...

Ricardo Arias Calderón dies at 83

Ricardo Arias Calderón, former vice president of Panama, passed away Monday, February 13th at 83 years of age. The information was confirmed by his ...

Happy Valentine's Day from Coronado Panama!

Valentine’s day held on February 14th is celebrated around the world these days. In Latin America, as in other parts of the world, Valentine's Day is dedicated to showing love and ...

Speculation of Serial Killer Denied

While reports surfaced with speculation of a serial killer Friday February 10th, Panama’s Security Minister Alexis Bethancourt, has denied the ...

Managing Crisis More Effectively

Panama Hospice and Respite Foundation (PHRF) is sponsoring a morning seminar to help newcomers (and long timers) be more prepared for ...

FBI Investigates Possible Serial Murders

According to a confidential source, the recent murder of Catherine Johannet could be related to the case of the two Dutch tourists declared missing April, 1 ...

Indian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Visits Panama

Indian children’s rights activist and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Kailash Satyarthi, has arrived in Panama with his wife Sumedha ...

Panama to Certify Organic Crops

Panama is growing organic! This year, there are approximately 1,271 farmers who are cultivating about  6,396 hectares of pesticide-free products using environmentally ...

Early Autopsy Report Indicate Johannet was Strangled

The body of Catherine Johannet, a 23 year old woman from Scarsdale, New York, was discovered Sunday, February 5th in the afternoon on a hiking trail on Bastimentos Island in ...

Crocodile removed from Tortuga Lake in Coronado

Saturday February 5th at around 5:00 p.m. the Panamanian conservation organization, Asociacion Panamericana Para la Conservacion (APPC), removed a salt water crocodile from ...

The Coronado Crocodile

Coronado’s Tortuga Lake, or in English Turtle Lake, best knowing for it’s Caiman population (not it’s turtles) has become home to a 7ft ...

Eisenmann Proposes 'Special Public Prosecutor' for Odebrecht Case

Entrepreneur I. Roberto Eisenmann, one of founders of Panama’s newspaper La Prensa, has proposed that a special public prosecutor's office be created to collaborate in the ...

Officer receives 30 years for shooting Children

Lieut Alexander Joel Rosales has received a sentence of 30 years in prison for firing the shots that killed two children at a check point in San Carlos in ...

Government Offices will be Closed February 27th

Panama is gearing up to Party from February 25th until the 28th for Carnival, with government and municipal offices closed Monday February ...

David Viteri acquitted of attempted murder charges

Former U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) informant, David Viteri was acquitted of the attempted murder of three men January 31st ...

Sustainable Gardening with Agro Riego Cocle

Agro Riegos Cocle is a company dedicated to sustainable landscaping, gardening and ...

Noriega Granted House Arrest

Manuel Antonio Noriega was granted house arrest January 28th 2017. The Ex-dictator of Panama was transferred from Renacer prison to his daughter’s home in San ...

Guide to the 2017 Boquete Jazz and Blues Festival

The 11th annual Boquete Jazz and Blues Festival (BJBF) is just around the corner and people throughout Panama, (and globally) are getting ready to head to the ...