The Smithsonian and Arizona State University have launched a novel video conferencing partnership that will virtually take the University’s life science students into Panama’s tropics. Through the video-conferencing technology known as Vidyo, the students will be able to watch video feeds from remote areas in Panama to collect data and simultaneously communicate with researchers....
There is a new coin in town that features Panama Viejo’s historic Convent of the Monks. Banco Nacional put the 50-cent piece into circulation on Monday, and in celebration, Panama Viejo’s Board exhibited National Bank President Carlos Henriquez’s money collection. The Panamanian government approved the coining of $3 million worth of the commemorative 50-cent...
The Canadian federal government would like to formally endorse a trade deal with Panama. Canadian International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan and Panamanian Commerce and Industry Minister Roberto Henríquez signed the agreement back in May. However, Canada has yet to pass the law that would make the deal a reality, but would like to...
William Dathan Holbert, who confessed to killing Bocas del Toro residents for their property, claims that the conditions of his confinement in a Panama prison violate the Geneva Convention. Holbert, also known as “Wild Bill,” says that he has been imprisoned in a 10 by 10 foot cell for the last two weeks without...
Panama’s old presidential Gulfstream HP-1691 will be up for auction for a third time because no one presented an offer the first two times around. Built in 1969, the plane consumes 530 gallons of gasoline per hour and was put on sale because it was deemed a clunker and dangerous to board. If there is...
