One firefighter dead another injured in blazing building
A Panama firefighter was killed and another injured when a gas tank exploded while they were in a room in...
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ENVIRONMENT: 10 tons of waste lifted from Costa del Este beaches
Plastic bottles, glass containers, flip flops and other objects made up the 10 tons of garbage picked up on Sunday,...
Church calls for day of prayer after priests’ sex scandal
The Panamanian Episcopal Conference (CEP) reacted on Sunday, September 22, to the scandal involving priests, who allegedly paid for sexual...
Two dead one severely hurt in training flight crash
A flight instructor Jonathan Eloy Sánchez, 27, and a student Kerry Lilian Maquines 24 were killed and a mechanic Amsi...
Harpy Festival marks eagle’s 10th birthday
“Panama” a harpy eagle, , celebrated its 10th birthday on Sunday, September 22 at the Summit Municipal Park with a...
Ton of cocaine seized in mangrove grove
Panama’s National Aeronaval Service (Senan) seized a ton of cocaine in 1,998 packages on the coast of the Tonosí Valley,...
Ex-minister’s annulment appeal dismissed.
The Thirteenth Criminal Court dismissed an appeal for annulment in the process followed by Guillermo Ferrufino, former head of the...
Three priests suspended for “scandalous behavior"
Three Catholic Priests Rogelio Topin, Orlando Rivera and Karl Madrid have been suspended from their duties due to "inappropriate and...
Former mayor charged with domestic violence under country arrest
Federico Policani The former mayor of Colon (2014 -2019) was charged with alleged domestic violence forbidden to leave the country...
OPINION: Panama's environmental fragility
With two days left before the end of the last presidential term, the Environment Ministry sent a note to the...
Judge named to hear appeals against Martinelli “not guilty” ruling
Wilfredo Sáenz, substitute for Judge Harry Díaz, will be the rapporteur of the two appeals presented by the Public Prosecutor...
11 football fields of Darien rainforest destroyed daily
The deforestation of the Darien jungle is accelerating with some eight hectares a day equivalent to more than eleven football...
