Time frame 80% gone, $89 million project 10% complete
Panama’s Ministry of Public Works (MOP) and the Italian construction company Astaldi are digging in for what could be...
ENVIRONMENT
OPINION: Panama’s environmental and cultural boondoggle
The Omar Torrijos avenue expansion project has fallen into a phase of stagnation, with devastating consequences for the riverbanks and...
President sidesteps Isla Bona environmental appeal
The fight by environmental groups for the bill that declaring declares Boná Island as a protected area continues as...
ENVIRONMENT: 20,000 on standby for Panama Reforestation Day
Over 20,000 volunteers will plant 40,000 trees throughout Panama to mark the country’s fifth National Day of Reforestation on June...
Call to protect bees, key allies in fight against hunger
The United Nations Organization for Agriculture and Food (FAO) has called on governments of all the countries of the...
ENVIRONMENT: Battling plastic in Panama mangroves
OVER 300 volunteers participated in a garbage clean up in the Juan Díaz mangroves, on Sunday, May 19, in the...
ENVIRONMENT: Panama’s first biofilter installed
The first biofilter in Panama installed in the National Transportation Terminal, on Friday, May 17 can purify the air...
Incoming mayor plans beaches on Panama coastal strip
Panama's mayor-elect Jose Luis Fábrega wants to wind the clock back and have a clean public beach in the...
A macabre environmental joke
The Isla Boná theme returns to the headlines for the wrong reasons. When Panamanians already thought that the page had...
Countdown to elimination of plastic bags in stores
The countdown clock in Parque Urracá originally installed to mark off the days leading to World Youth Day, and re-activated...
OPINION::Panama's water challenge
Water is fundamental for the development of the country. This is reflected in the operation of the Canal, hydroelectric plants,...
12,000 seedlings to revive devasted forestland
Over 12,000 seedlings of native trees have germinated and will be planted to revive the forest cover of the middle...
