Latest Editorials and News in Coronado Panama

Global Bank Employees to Clean up Beaches and Rivers

Sunday April 2nd 2017, approximately 200 Global Bank employees will meet to clean up the river mouths of Chame and ...

Sea Snakes prompt Sinaproc Alert

Swimmers on El Uverito Beach in the district of Los Santos reported an abundance of sea snakes on the coast, Sunday March 26th ...

Unemployment on the Rise in Panama

According to statistics compiled by the Office of the Comptroller General labor contracts registered with Panama’s Ministry of Labor (Mitradel) fell 14% in January of 2017, compared ...

Firefighters Receive Immediate Raise

An Executive Decree signed by President Juan Carlos Varela and published in the Official Gazette will give Panama’s firefighters an immediate salary ...

8-lane Highway to Arraijan

The expansion of a 10km stretch of the PanAmerican Highway between the Bridge of the Americas and Arraijan will start in connection with the building the fourth bridge over the Panama ...

Etesa Working to Stop Power Outages

Etesa, Panama’s Electric Transmission Company, will change 40 transformers throughout the country in an effort to create a more reliable electrical ...

Panama Canal Sets New Daily Tonnage Record

In February 2017, The Panama Canal set a new daily tonnage record of 1.18 million tonnes, with a total of 1,180 vessels traveling through both the expanded and original ...

Teatro Nacional Repairs Stalled

Panama City’s Teatro Nacional, a tourist attraction offering cultural performances from opera and ballet to folkloric dance requires waterproofing of the building which was built ...

Government Allocates Millions for Religious Organizations

So far during the Juan Carlos Varela administration, $16.7 million has been donated to religious organizations, mostly the Catholic ...

VIDA DE PLAYA Photo Contest Winners

The 'VIDA DE PLAYA’ came to an exciting close on Saturday evening at Coronado Frame, with two winners taking $150 each for winning ...

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Coronado Panama

Friday, March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day, and it is not just for the Irish! Celebrated around the world St. Pat’s day is a great day enjoy to Irish food, music and dancing, ...

Jellyfish blooms and Upwelling in the Bay of Panama

If you have been to the beach on the Pacific coast of Panama recently, you will have noticed the water is colder than usually. You may have also noticed ...

Opera Panama Celebrates Shakespeare

FUNDACION OPERA PANAMA will celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare with a production of Macbeth on March 21st and 22nd starting at 8:00 ...

63% of University Graduates are Women

According to information published by the Controller General of Panama 63.4% of students that graduated from University in Panama in 2015 were ...

Suspect in the Murder of Catherine Johannet

President Juan Carlos Varela was in Bocas del Toro March 9th 2017 for a meeting with local authorities regarding the Catherine Johannet ...

Cooler Ban on Taboga Island

Visitors to Taboga Island will no longer be allowed to bring coolers containing alcohol or prepared ...

Prizes and Judges Announced for Coronado Photo Contest

Spots are still available for the upcoming VIDA DE PLAYA photo contest featuring some really cool ...

Noriega in Critical Condition

Manuel Noriega, currently serving 20 year sentence for three murders committed during military dictatorship, is in critical condition after undergoing brain surgery, Tuesday March 7th ...

Free Tax Seminar for US Citizens

Are you an US Citizen with concerns about how to file your taxes? Thursday March 16th 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Clinton Donnelly, speaker and author, is offering a ...

Tragic Bus Accident in Coclé Leaves 18 Dead

Sunday March 5th at approximately 2:15 p.m. a bus traveling from Bocas del Toro towards Panama City over turned on a bridge into the Las Guabas ...

Will Panama Ban Plastic Bags?

Non-Degradable plastic bags could become history in Panama, if a bill proposed by the deputy of the ruling Panamenista Party is ...