(prensa.com) The government has offered free health coverage to some 15,000 people who have entered the country through Tocumen International Airport since the program started on Jan. 17. To date, there have been 50 cases where the insurance has been used. Of those cases, three people were treated in emergency rooms and nine people visited a doctor. The rest of the … [Read more...]
Medicinal Plants for Sale in Panama’s El Mercadito de Calidonia
(Playa Community) With one foot in ancient traditions and the other in modern living, Panama’s people stick with their roots as they keep up with the race in this age of bits and bytes. One tradition that continues to thrive among the people is the use of medicinal plants. In the popular bustling Mercadito de Calidonia, located at the end of Calidonia Street, where the … [Read more...]
Indigenous and environmental movements protest Panama mining
marcha. underway. En las protestas de ayer participaron delegaciones de Mironó, Muná, Besikó, Nole Duima, y personas del oriente de la provincia de Chiriquí. In yesterday's protest attended by delegations from Mironó, Muna, Besik, Nole Duima, and people of eastern province of Chiriqui. ESPECIAL PARA LA PRENSA/Flor Bocharel 1507863 SPECIAL TO THE PRESS / Flor Bocharel … [Read more...]
5.2-degree earthquake felt along Panama’s western border
(prensa.com) At 12:46 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 7, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 degrees on the Richter Scale, hit Panama, along the western border with Costa Rica. This, according to reports by the Institute of Geosciences of the University of Panama. According to the information provided on the website of the institution, the quake had a depth of 5.0 kilometers, … [Read more...]
Expanding Panama’s heart at the Penonome Art Festival
(Newsroom Panama) In terms of longevity the Penonome Art Festival is a stripling. This year’s staging will be only number 5, but in a few short years it has built a reputation as both an art, and social must-attend event. It’s a look, enjoy, gossip and take your ease day, and you could even end up enhancing your home with a purchase of exhibits from one of Cocle’s … [Read more...]