Illegal Alluvial Gold Miners Caught in the Darien
Authorities, through Operation Nemesis I, have dismantled an illegal alluvial gold mining network in the Darien province. Miners used modified motorcycle pumps to dredge the Congo Arriba River,...
View ArticleMedical Waste Dumped in El Valle
Someone dumped medical waste in Cerro La Cruz in El Valle de Anton. Residents of the picturesque mountain town reported the dump site to the Ministry of Health, which opened an investigation and sent a...
View ArticleSulfur Dioxide Cloud is Coming
A cloud of sulfur dioxide will arrive in Panama on Tuesday, April 20. The cloud travelled from the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and is expected to pass over...
View ArticleCurfew and Quarantines Increase as Cases Climb
New mobility restrictions go into effect in various parts of the country over the next couple of days to address the jump in COVID-19 cases in the country. A total quarantine kicks off in the district...
View ArticlePanama Gets Seismic This Month
Panama is experience quite a bit of seismic activity lately. The most recent 4.5-magnitud quake hit ten miles from Paso Canoa in Chiriqui at a depth of about 20 miles on Friday at 3:03 p.m. This...
View ArticleOctober 9 Water Cuts
Water service will affected in parts of Panama City and beyond this Saturday due for interconnection, repairs and installation work on the system. According to the National Institute of Aqueducts and...
View ArticleOctober 23 Water Cuts
Water service will be affected in parts of Panama City this Saturday due to repairs on the system. According to the National Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers, it plans to switch out an 8-inch valve in...
View ArticleBees Show Resistance to Climate Events
The longest continuous study of orchid bees in the tropics has found that wild bee populations have been relatively stable over the last four decades. Led by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute...
View ArticleLaw Increases Penalties for Killing Pets
A new law will penalize anyone who kills one or more of their pets with up to six years in prison. The National Assembly approved Bill 475, proposed by PRD deputy Zulay Rodriguez, in the third debate...
View ArticleApril 30 Water Cuts
Water service will be cut or diminished in much of Panama City this Saturday due to repairs on the distribution system including new valves for the new Aguas Claras storage tank and work on a pipeline...
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