HEALTH WATCH – Is your weight really the problem?
By Dr. Cory Couillard Does being overweight automatically mean you’re unhealthy? How about if you’re skinny – does that mean...
Month: September 2012
About face as Guardian Angel budget slashed
Panama's"Guardian Angel" program for people with severe disabilities in extreme poverty and dependency status has had its 2013 budget slashed...
Cinta Costera viaduct will not reduce cost — MOP
The building of a viaduct instead of a tunnel to extend the Cinta Costera, will not bring the promised $103...
Riot police inside and outside National Assembly
Riot police surrounded Panama'sNational Assembly on Friday, September 14 as legislators began the third reading of the controversial and divisive...
Journalists lose appeal against award to judge
Journalists Jean Marcel Chery, and Gustavo Aparicio lost their appeal against a civil judgment ordering the payment of $20,000 following...
Electoral change law forced through
After 15 hours of often acrimonious discussion, the majority Democratic Change party (CD) and its allies forced through the changes...
Be patient: better times ahead on the roads
Better days are ahead for Panama’s road users said Minister of Government Jorge Ricardo Fabrega on Thursday as he repeated...
Draft Bill proposes price scale for coastal land titles
A draft bill delivered by Panama’s Land Management Authority (Anati) contains a sliding scale that would govern the selling price...
Panama takes another step towards World Cup dream
Panama’s national soccer team took a big step forward towards its dream of playing in the Rio World Cup in...
Families mourn slow progess of multiple murder inquiry
A year after the murder of five students in La Chorrera, their families are complaining about slow progress of investigations....
Threatened crackdown on illegal ads
Panama’s Mayor, Roxana Mendez has announced a crackdown on 19,000 illegal advertising hoardings in the city bringing a potential revenue...
85% of Panama homes without water on Tuesday
Panama's water woes returned to Panama with a vengeance on Tuesday September 11 as 85 percent of users got up to discover there was...
