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...
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$89.1 million controversial road contract revoked
Panama’s Ministry of Public Works is revoking an $89.1 million road-building project that is only 10 percent complete and has...
Ex-Minister gets dates for two trials
Panama’s Sixteenth Criminal Circuit Court of t under in charge of Judge Enrique Pérez, has allocated six days (November...
Bocas streets reopen after four days of protests
The bridge over the Changuinola River in Bocas del Toro was reopened on Saturday, May 11 after over four...
Cortizo talks with Pompeo
Panama president-elect Laurentino Cortizo, and US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, spoke on Friday, May 10., Pompeo said on...
Panama president-elect sends warning to judiciary
Panama’s president-elect Laurentino Cortizo sent a message to prosecutors, judges, and magistrates to not respond to political pressures or economic...
Another La Joya jail break
Nelson Beitia Bedoya, who entered Panama’s Penitentiary System on June 8, 2014, and is awaiting trial in Darién province, for...
Panama remains in top 10 countries for bird species
The Big Global Day a census of bird populations that takes place annually since 2015 has once again listed Panama ...
Panama Catholic Church norms to protect minors from sexual abuse
The Panamanian Episcopal Conference (CEP) has announced that it will adopt the new norms for the protection of minors that...
Metro Line 2 fare at 50c, less for seniors
Traveling on the 21 kilometers of Panama’s Metro Line 2 will be 50 cents from Monday, May 13. President Juan...
7 hospitalized in bus-cement truck crash
SEVEN people were hospitalized when an articulated truck loaded with bags of cement slammed into the back of a...
Drought kills 266 (and counting) cattle
At least 266 cattle have died in the province of Los Santos due to the drought, while producers say they...
