Red flag warning on Pacific beaches
Red flags have been raised by the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) on several beaches of the Panamanian Pacific, due to...
Month: March 2018
Precipice fall victim rescued alive
A young man who fell from a precipice in the area of La Silampa in Chitrá, in Veraguas. was rescued...
3 dead, 2 injured in ATV rollover
The rollover of a four-wheel all terrain vehicle(ATV) on Saturday afternoon, March 31, caused the deaths of three people and...
OPINION: Institutional aggression against sex-crime victims
The reality of the sexual abuse of children, adolescents, adults and even older adults and people with disabilities is unknown,...
Panama noise levels harmful to health
NOISE LEVELS in some areas of Panama exceed internationally established limits and are higher than cities like New York says...
Panama child sexual abuse cases rocket
Cases of sexual abuse of minors are rocketing in Panama with 1,363 in the first two months of 2018, more...
Russian ambassador quashes flag fake news
RUSSIA’S Ambassador to Panama has responded on social media to rumors that foreign national flags cannot be displayed in Moscow’s...
Bail upped for failed brokerage suspects
A Panama court has increased the bail for seven suspects under investigation for alleged financial crimes and money laundering and irregularities...
547 Europe-bound drug packs seized in Coln
A raid by the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Drug-related Crimes of Colón and Guna Yala in conjunction with the Police...
Water authority owed millions as consumers over-use
Panama consumes 482 gallons of water per person per day three times the average of the rest of the countries...
54-inch IDAAN water line back in operation
WATER supplies in San Miguelito, Panama City, and other areas are returning to normal after all-night repairs on a 54-inch line...
Pacific coast 5-day high tide alert
Panama’s Emergency Operations Center has issued a warning of high tides on the Pacific coast and called for bathers and...
