Only 16% of Panamas 2011 babies had married parents
Only 16% of the 73,292 children born in Panama in 2011 were the offspring of married parents says a report...
Month: January 2013
Indefinite leave for CD secretary facing embezzlement allegations
THE SECRETARY of the ruling Democratic Change (CD) party, facing embezzlement allegations, has taken “indefinite” leave (more…)
Martinelli nixes talk of wife running for president
THE PROSPECT that Panama’s First Lady, Marta Linares, wife or President Ricardo Martinelli could run to replace him in the...
Environmental studies dont work — Agency chief
"ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT studies do not work" says the head of Panama’s Environmental Authority (ANAM), (more…)
Fired ambassador turns guns on Panama government
Former OAS ambassador Guillermo Cochez did not go into retirement quietly. Before he was fired on Thursday, Jan 17, he...
Martinelli fires OAS ambassador
Panama’s ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) has been fired following his outburst against Venezuela,President Hugo Chavez and...
Coronado gets top billing from US travel mag.
Coronado, a little more than an hour’s drive from Panama City has been given top billing as a 2013 retirement...
OAS ambassador satisfied with diplomatic gaffe
Panama’s ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), remains "very satisfied" even as the government distanced itself from remarks...
Keep moving Sitting, like smoking, kills
We are all sitting more than ever before Not just couch potatoes watching sport instead of playing … all of...
Panamas OAS ambassador rejects circus spokesman criticism
Panama's ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Guillermo Cochez, has dismissed criticisms from other delegates about his statements...
Rays of sunshine in dark corners
By Dra Lourdes Quijada Behind the cold statistics of out of wedlock births in Panama lie many heartbreaking stories from...
Colon talks producing no results local leader
The government is discovering that the Colon protest movement that was fired by a move to sell of land in...
