The tango history of mining in Panama
The process to exploit the Petaquilla Hill mine began 32 years ago and during these three decades different governments and...
ENVIRONMENT
Leonardo DiCaprio calls for global spotlight on mining protests
The American actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio supported on Saturday the fight of Panamanians against the operation of a large...
“Illegal blockage” reduces Minera Panamá processing capacity
Minera Panamá, a subsidiary of the Canadian mining giant First Quantum, reported Monday that it began to reduce its mineral...
Catholic environmentalists protest mining deal
Various groups have rejected the mining contract between the Panamanian State and Minera Panamá, which was approved by the National Assembly and...
6 million years-old turtle fossil found in Panama
A group of researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI ) and the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the...
Panama's New floating barriers cut polluting waste reaching oceans
The two new floating barriers installed in Panama have prevented some 15,000 pounds of polluting waste from reaching the...
Sailings to Isla Taboga suspended by wave damage
Sailings to the prime tourist Isla de Taboga were suspended Sunday, September 3 following damage to the main pier...
Renowned designer extradited to the US could face a 25-year sentence
The renowned designer Nancy González has been extradited to the US where is wanted for the alleged illegal shipment...
ENVIRONMENT: Panama’s Green Tide earns international award
The McNulty Foundation and the Aspen Institute announced the three organizations that have won the 2023 John P. McNulty Award,...
ENVIRONMENT: Government endorses green hydrogen program
Latin America "is the region of the world with the highest penetration of renewable energies in its electricity generation",...
ENVIRONMENT: Presidents of Colombia and Brazil meet in Amazon jungle
Te presidents of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, and Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, arrived Saturday in Leticia, in the...
Bishops condemn turning Panama into a mining country
Bishops who attended the 2023 Episcopal Conference sent a blunt environmental message to the government on Friday, July 7....
