(Panama Digest) The Ministry of Finance will issue 40 million one balboa coins, each equivalent to the value of one U.S. dollar bill. The new currency will be distributed by the National Bank of Panama to all Panama banks come late May. The coin, which is a bit larger than a 25-cent piece, has a gold center with an image of Vasco Nunez de Balboa surrounded by a silver … [Read more...]
2,000 foreigners extend residency in Panama
(Prensa.com) In 2010, a total of 2,605 foreigners underwent the necessary procedures at the regional headquarters of the National Immigration Service in the province of Chiriquí, in order to obtain residency in Panama. Of that total, some 2,324 foreigners requested an extension for three months, while 181 foreigners asked for a one-year extension, and another 100 … [Read more...]
Fire Consumes 56 Kuna Yala Homes
(Panama Digest) A fire broke out in the Kuna Yala community of Playon Chico early Saturday, leaving 351 people homeless 56 houses destroyed. The National Civil Protection Service sent a plane with food, bottled water, blankets, chainsaws and hammocks, among other items. No injuries have been reported. Playa Chicon or Ukupseni is one of the most populous islands in … [Read more...]
Two sisters from Panama are crowned World’s Fastest Texters
(Fareastgizmos.com) LG crowned the winners of the second annual LG MOBILE WORLDCUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2010-2011 today, naming Cristina Sales Ancines, age 20, and Jennifer Sales Ancines, age 15, from Panama as the World’s Fastest Texters. The new champions outlasted competitors from 16 countries through a series of rigorous texting challenges to win USD100, 000 in … [Read more...]
Panama’s Centennial Bridge access ready by September
(Newsroom Panama) Work on the revamping of the access road to the Centennial Bridge which collapsed in December 2010 will be completed in August or September. The Ministry of Public Works says that work has finished on 84 of 140 pylons that will support the new access road. The repair work has reduced the traffic flow across the bridge to one direction at limited times, … [Read more...]