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...
ENVIRONMENT
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....
IDB will finance $26 million purchase of 55 electric buses
To comply with the Climate Mobility Strategy promulgated in 2022, MiBus advances plans to incorporate 55 electric units, an operation...
Company that caused oil spill in Juan Diaz River identified
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) reported on Wednesday, morning July 5, that its staff and the Ministry of the...
No Government approval yet for sand extraction project in tourist spot
In the midst of rising opposition to a sand extraction project in Portobelo, Colón province, the Ministry of Commerce...
25 arrested for environmental degradation
Last week The National Police arrested 25 men extracting sand from a beach in Pacora part of the...
United opposition to Portobelo sand extraction
Residents, NGOs, and businessmen have united to question the environmental impact studies, to extract 14 million cubic meters of...
