Latest Editorials and News in Coronado Panama

Terrorist Attacks Hit Brussels

Tuesday March 22 at 7:00 a.m. two blasts hit Zaventem International airport in Brussels Belgium, 11 people are believed to have been killed. Another explosion ...

2016 Panama BBQ Fest in Coronado

Panama BBQ Fest is a bi-annual event organized by Shockwave Entertainment, will be in Coronado Saturday March 26th. The event offers guests the opportunity to ...

US Soldier Charged in Panamanian Woman's Murder

36 year old US Army sergeant, Omar Velez Pagan began trial on Monday March 22 in North Carolina for the murder of Vanessa Rodríguez, a ...

Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Dies

Rob Ford, Toronto Councillor and ex-mayor, died today Tuesday March 22 at the young age of 46. Ford battled cancer for 18 months before passing. ...

Easter Recipes

Wanting to whip up some exciting and tasty treats this Easter? Try these traditional dishes with a twist to impress your guest. ...

Idaan Speaks to Coronado Resident's Association about Water

Recently the Regional Panama West Office of the Institute of Aqueducts and Sewage Systems (Idaan) told the Resident's Association of ...

More US Taxpayers at Risk

In last month’s article, I explained how US taxpayers face horrendous fines for failing to accurately report foreign financial assets on the ...

Panama Reports Zika Related Microcephaly Death

On Thursday March 17 Panama registered the first baby to be born with the brain disorder microcephaly, believed to be linked to the Zika virus. ...

Semana Santa 2016 Dates and Closures

Semana Santa (Holy Week or the week leading up to Easter) is just around the corner. The week will begin on Sunday, March 20th (Palm Sunday) and ...

Bumble Bee Tuna Recall Prompts Ban

A San Diego-based food company, Bumble Bee Foods, announced a recall of over 31,500 cases of canned tuna Wednesday March 16. The recall is due to a ...

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at the Beach

If you are unfamiliar with the holiday St. Patrick’s day, it’s not to late to join in the festivities and get a taste for this Irish Festival here at the ...

Sinaproc Responds to Jellyfish and Stingray Injuries

A report by the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc), revealed that on Sunday March 13th six people were affected various marine stings on the ...

Clocks Spring Forward in US and Canada

For all those Canadians and Americans in Panama, remember the clocks Spring forward this weekend in the US (and most of Canada), and the time change will ...

Boxing Champ Caught Transporting Drugs

On Friday March 11th Panama’s former world boxing champion, Celestino Caballero confessed to transporting cocaine, National Police director ...

Zika Reaches Panama West

Another case of the Zika virus was confirmed yesterday by the Ministry of Health (MoH). The case was discovered during a routine ...

Cayman in La Chorrera Neighborhood

A home owner in Panama West, in the neighborhood of Jorge Santos, La Chorrera, was shocked to find a large cayman in the gutter in front of her house last ...

Today is International Women's Day

The first Woman’s day was celebrated nationally in 1909, and by 1910, the holiday became an international fight for women’s rights globally. Over the ...

Another Successful Beach Cleanup in Gorgona

Yesterday, Sunday March 6, over 30 dedicated beach cleaners set out to Playa Gorgona to pick up litter that had collected on the shoreline. The beach ...

More than 20,000 work permits Issued in 2015

According to data from the Ministry of Labor and Workforce development in Panama (Mitradel), work permits to foreigners have risen from 705 in January 2015 to ...

Kiteboarding on Punta Chame

Kiteboarding, also called Kitesurfing, is an extreme board sport that uses a large kite to harness the power of the wind. The terms kiteboarding and ...

UN Human Rights Office to be Established in Panama

On Monday February 29th The government of Panama signed a United Nations memorandum to install a Latin American office for the ...