The government announced today that the cost to use the Panama Metro will be .35 cents a ride (.70 round trip) and charges will begin…

The Panamanian tourism sector is focussing on the Caribbean side of Panama this year, which is a part of the country that remains largely…

Panamanian airline company, Copa Airlines, was selected as the best airline in South America at the fifth annual Flight Stats awards. The award seeks…

Starting on Tuesday, May 6th users found breaking the Metro rules will be fined, informed Metro legal advisor Mar­a Arosemena. According to Decree No.…

Juan Carlos Varela was announced as the new president of Panama on Sunday, May 4 and will serve the 2014 – 2019 presidency. He…

Panama’s historic district, Casco Viejo, is once again being threatened to be removed from the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Casco Viejo was…

Multiplaza Mall has added 100’s of additional parking spots to Panama City’s most high-end shopping center and while it’s always been free to park there,…

Panama’s new metro recently opened and while passengers are loving the fast transportation system, taxi drivers are not a fan. Before the metro opened,…

Panama’s first Metro was inaugurated on Saturday, April 5 and then opened to the public on Sunday after 38 months of construction. The first…

After two consecutive years of double digit growth, Panama’s economy slowed down a bit to 8.4% growth in 2013. The easing in growth comes…

Starbucks, the coffee franchise on every corner of the U.S., plans to open stores in Panama at the beginning of 2015. In April 2011,…

Uber, the transportation app taking over the world, has just launched in Panama. The app allows you to hail an Uber driver based on…

Panama City, Panama was ranked as one of the least expensive cities in the world to live in according to the latest Worldwide Cost…

This April begins the first commercial flight to the International Scarlett Mart­nez Airport in R­o Hato, Panama. The airport was inaugurated in November 2013…

For everyone that hates keeping up with two different toll cards for Corredor Sur and Corredor Norte your life is about to get much…

I’m part of the Facebook group for expats in Panama called Tropical Cowboys & Cowgirls and today I received a notification about a fellow Canadian…

7,784,328 people passed through Panama’s Tocumen Airport in 2013, which was a record number for Panama. Up until October 2013, the Department of Tocumen…

The current expansion of the Panama Canal is threatened to come to a halt due to unforeseen costs.  The Spanish company Sacyr won the…

In 2013, Panama received more than 2.2 million tourists that generated about $3.3 billion for the country, a 7.8% increase from the year before.…

Starting on Tuesday, Jan 8, the new digital control system will be implemented on the Metro Busses in Panama City. It is hoped that…

After being recently arrested, Justin Bieber has chosen Panama as a retreat away from the madness he is facing in the United States.  He…

Abdiel Cano, director of the Water and Sewer Institute, announced that this Saturday, January 25th, the water will be shut off in Panama City…

One of the lanes in the new underpass on Calle 50 opened this week and traffic has already greatly improved. Normally at 5:30 pm,…

Panama’s Ministry of Health announced on Monday that they would be releasing genetically modified mosquitos in order to help combat the increasing severe problem…

This week plans will be announced for the revitalization of the Amador Causeway, informed Carlos Ho, director of the MOP. The project includes new…

President Ricardo Martinelli announced that the Panama Metro will begin operating on March 5th. It will begin with a few trains during the final…

The insane American holiday where stores slash their prices has arrived to Panama! Panama will be celebrating it’s second official Black Friday this upcoming…