Latest Editorials and News in Coronado Panama

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 ...

Must Try Mango Recipes

With the rain come mangoes! Juicy, sweet and delicious these tropical fruits are in season for several months with the hight of mango season usually taking ...

Panama Health Official Replaced for Playing Hooky to Watch Soccer

President Juan Carlos Varela has replaced Panama’s Minister of Health, Francisco Javier Terrientes, after he reportedly left his post to catch a ...

Flu Season Facts

The Panamanian government has reported that as of Monday June 13th, 18 people have died from complications caused by influenza ...

The Panama Canal Authority prepares for Maiden Voyage

While Panama Canal’s new locks undergo a series of trial runs with post-panamax ships, COSCO shipping Panama, sets sail from Greece. The ship will ...

High Wave Alert Issued for Pacific Coast

Panama’s National Civil Protection System (SINAPROC) has issued a high wave alert that will last an entire week. The warning state that waves will ...

NOAA Says Officially Goodbye El Nino

Digital Journal published an article recently announcing that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared the end to the ...

ATTT Enforcing Road Safety in Schools

Panama’s Transit & Land Authority (ATTT), has started a series of road safety talks aimed at students at the pre-primary level in public and private ...

The Panama Canal Expansion Promotional Video

As you have probably heard, the Panama Canal Expansion will be inaugurated June 26, 2016. In anticipation the Panama Canal ...

Camping near Coronado

Looking to spend some more time outdoors? Panama offers a wide variety of places to connect with nature, spend a night under the stars and disconnect. Each campsite ...

Growing Number Affected by AH1N1

The line up for flu shots grows as the number of patients hospitalized with the AH1N1 rises to 197 according to the Ministry of Health ...

Panama’s first Heart Transplant Successful

The recipient of Panama’s first heart transplant has been declared stable and the transplant a ...

Rotary and CIS present Charitable Event for Kids

The Rotary Club of Playa Coronado and the Coronado International School are working together to create a special event to raise ...

Chicá: Chame’s Natural Jewel

Chicá is a small territory in the district of Chame located about 70 km from Panama City. The entrance to the mountain region is easy to spot, located on ...

The Panama Canal: The Past and Future

After billions of dollars in expenditures, the much awaited Panama Canal expansion inauguration will take place this month. On June 26th 2016 Cosco, a ...

PROMAR Children’s Drawing Contest

PROMAR, a foundation dedicated to protecting the ocean and marine life has teamed up with Banco Nacional once again for a Children’s Drawing ...