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...
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Panama will accept expired passports of Venezuelans : Weekly News Roundup, March 29th, 2019
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...
China gives Panama its plan for a $4bn high-speed rail line to Costa Rica : Weekly News Roundup, March 22nd, 2019
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...
Two Ships Rub Against Each Other When Crossing the Panama Canal. : Weekly News Roundup, March 15th, 2019
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...
Bay of Panama logging blocked : Weekly News Roundup, March 8th, 2019
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...
Panama rejects inclusion in EU dirty-money blacklist : Weekly News Roundup, February 28th, 2019
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...
Scientist accidentally discovers 20-million-year-old tusked sea cow in Panama : Weekly News Roundup, February 21st, 2019
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...
Tips and Things to do in Panama During Carnaval
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...
Panama to build migrant shelter as hundreds of Cubans enter : Weekly News Roundup, February 15th, 2019
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Panama to build migrant shelter as hundreds of Cubans enter Panama's government says it will build a migrant shelter on its southern border with Colombia, after the latest wave of migrants crossed into the...







