Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Meet the Candidates: Panama. Ending corruption is top on voters' minds in Panama, but they're split over who offers the most credible promise of change. Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo, 66, former deputy and...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. 8th IFF Panama Reinforces Its Industry Dimension. The 8th IFF Panama has further reinforced its industry dimension, with a record number of submissions to the Primera Mirada pix-in-post sidebar and more...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Panama on the verge of big moves in basketball. Panamá consiguió una victoria sobre Guatemala 69 por 39 en el torneo Centroamericano de Baloncesto masculino, de la categoría U16, que se celebra en tierras...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. China gives Panama its plan for a $4bn high-speed rail line to Costa Rica The government of China has presented Panama with a feasibility study for a 391km high-speed rail line between Panama City north to...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Two Ships Rub Against Each Other When Crossing the Panama Canal Without Affecting Traffic Two ships touched on the Panama Canal as they approached a set of hundred-year-old locks, a very unusual incident in...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Bay of Panama logging blocked. Panama’s Environment Ministry (MiAmbiente) has detected and blocked Illegal logging of at least two hectares of mangroves within the Bay of Panama Wetland protected area. The...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Panama rejects inclusion in EU dirty-money blacklist. Panama has rejected what it call its "unfair" inclusion in the EU's blacklist of countries that have weak anti-money laundering and terrorist financing...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Scientist accidentally discovers 20-million-year-old tusked sea cow in Panama. A researcher inadvertently discovered the remains of Central America’s oldest marine mammal – a 20-million-year-old tusked sea...
Carnaval in Panama is just around the corner (March 2-5), and the country is getting ready for the biggest party of the year. Carnaval is a traditional celebration that marks the beginning of the holy week holidays each spring. It’s also a huge tourist draw, and...
