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Evangelical Leader Prohibited from Leaving the Country 25 Aug 2013 | 05:34 pm
The leader of Panama’s largest Evangelical church is on country arrest as authorities investigate charges of land theft brought against him. Pastor Edwin Alvarez is accused of falsifying documents i...
Building Collapses in El Chorrillo 24 Aug 2013 | 03:41 pm
An old wooden building on Avenue B in El Chorillo fell down on Friday. Francisco Garcia, National Project Coordinator of the Ministry of Housing and Land Management, says that the collapse was due to...
Panama Crime Series, Part 85 23 Aug 2013 | 05:58 pm
Model agent arrested for drug trafficking – Maiseth Castroverde, also known as La Chechi and owner of the Images Model Panama company, was arrested Monday on charges of international drug trafficking...
Gas Down at the Pump 22 Aug 2013 | 05:17 am
Gas will cost less in Panama starting Friday. The price of a liter of 91 and 95 octane will decrease by .037 cents to $1.133 and by 0.013 cents to $1.070, respectively. Diesel, however, will cost 0.0...
Human Remains Believed to Be of Missing Woman 22 Aug 2013 | 03:34 am
A local resident of Isla Carenero in Bocas del Toro found human remains that authorities believe may be those of Yvonne Baldelli, a Southern California woman who went missing from the island two years...
Trash Piling Up in Bocas del Toro 21 Aug 2013 | 06:26 pm
There is nowhere to properly dispose of garbage on Bocas del Toro’s Isla Colon, and business owners and the Municipality have hit an impasse. Local residents, restaurants, stores and hotels complaine...
New Beachfront Appendage for Panama City 21 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm
The Government has plans for a new beachfront development in Panama City’s San Francisco neighborhood. Near the Atlapa convention center, the appendage would be set on nearly 100 acres of landfill, a...
Panama Canal Gates are Coming 19 Aug 2013 | 03:25 pm
The first four of 16 gates for the new Panama Canal locks arrive on Tuesday, after a 30-day sea voyage from Northern Italy. The shipment departed the port of Trieste on July 20 aboard the South Korea...
A $1 Million Website 19 Aug 2013 | 02:37 pm
The Panama Tourism Authority paid over $1 million for the design and administration of its website over the last two years. In 2012 and 2013, Panama spent $1.47 million on visitpanama.com, the countr...
Vietnamese Sailors Rescued from Panama Canal 16 Aug 2013 | 05:25 pm
Panama Canal Authority and National Air Service personnel retrieved four Vietnamese sailors from the canal after they threw themselves overboard on Wednesday. The sailors were identified as Leduc Chi...
