Latest Editorials and News in Coronado Panama

Smithsonian Celebrates the Panama Canal Expansion

The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) is celebrating the recent expansion of the Panama Canal. Over the past five years, the Panama ...

La Amistad National Park may lose UNESCO World Heritage Status

The 40th session of the UNESCO Heritage Committee stated on Sunday July 10th, where a team of UNESCO members will be meeting in Istanbul, ...

Shop at the Río Hato Market

Looking for some local produce and fresh seafood? The Río Hato Market is a great place to find both! Located just off the Panamerican ...

The Marked Children

It´s hard to look at their faces full of marks. These marks reflect the difficulties that families face in remote areas of the district of Capira. Here, ...

Meetings to Install Overpass at Coronado Intersection

In a recent Coronado Residence Association Bulletin the community association announced that they had coordinated meetings with Juan Carlos ...

Car Accident Kills two Panamanian Officials

Sunday July 3 2016, Panama’s Minister of Security Secretary, General Emilio Royo and Minister of the Presidency’s security, official ...

Panama Pride Parade 2016

July 2nd 2016 thousands of people marched in Panama’s 12th national Pride Parade, lobbying for LGBT rights and sexual diversity. This year there were more than ...

New Uber Service hits Panama

Uber service is still a major controversy in Panama City, as taxi drivers continue to protest the company’s competitive alternative transport model. While the ...

The Panama Canal Expansion has been Inaugurated

Yesterday, Sunday June 26th the new third set of locks in the Panama Canal was inaugurated. The expansion project took 9 years of work, it’s revealing ...

Landscaping the Beach Community

The roadway, be it public or private, is the asphalt, pavement, gravel or dirt pathway in front of your property. This is the area that connects our ...

Panama City Street Repair Budget Exceeds 50 Million

Recently the Panama City Mayor’s office announced that the renovation of Via Argentina and Calle Uruguay in Bella Vista would cost the city $52 million dollars, which ...

The Sidemen of Boquete Jazz & Blues Festival

If you have been to a Bouquet Jazz and Blues festival (BJBF), you will have seen several familiar faces play back up as sidemen to various headliners. ...

Finding Fondas in the Pacific Beach area

Fondas are small restaurants or food stands, usually cared for by their owners and family. They sell homemade food, typically Panamanian dishes. Some fondas ...

Gas Price drops 7 Cents per Gallon Across Panama

The National Secretary of Energy has announced that 91 and 95 octane will drop 7 cents while the cost of diesel will stay at the same ...

Periodical Bridge Closures Sunday During Panama Canal Expansion Event

For all those traveling to and from the city, this Sunday you might want to stay put or plan to take the Centenario Bridge.   According to ...

17,000 Drivers May have Received Licenses without Testing

There may be some legitimacy to the claim that driving in Panama is a bit lawless. With approximately 210 traffic related deaths this year, it may not come as a ...

Read La Playa online at PlayaCommunity.com

After 3+ years and 40 paper editions of La Playa Community Newspaper we have decided go back to our roots and continue to publish online daily at ...

PCIS hosts Spay the Strays

By: PCIS Upper Elementary Students This past Saturday, some of the Upper Elementary and Middle School students helped out Spay the Strays as volunteers. Spay the ...

Police Help Save Sea Turtle

Over the weekend The National Police of Panama helped save a 600 pound leatherback sea turtle that was caught in a fishing net north of river Guázaro in ...

Westland Mall Security Guard Killed in Shooting

A Westland Mall security guard was fatally shot on Friday after trying to stop a woman from being robbed at a mall ...

First Lady’s Office Already Preparing for Christmas

The Christmas shopping for the Ministry of the Presidency has already begun! The presidency is working towards buying the 541,000 toys that the First Lady will distribute ...