Martinelli backtracks on soccer tweet
PRESIDENT Ricardo Martinelli has back tracked on a controversial Twitter message when he inserted his opinion into a legal squabble....
Month: April 2013
Movie casting opportunity on Saturday
By Dylis Jones A REMINDER for readers who may have missed my original story posted last week, there is an...
Electricity rationing ahead?
The delay in the start of the rainy season, has forced the National Dispatch Centre to declare a state of...
Brewery boss queries Martinelli intervention in legal dispute
PRESIDENT Ricardo Martinelli’s Twitter intervention in a legal dispute between a brewery and Panama’s Soccer federation has received a quick...
HEALTH WATCH: One soda a day is one too many – study
By Dr Cory Couillard A new study indicates that drinking one or more cans of soda a day can increase...
Another health worker strike begins
At least 5,000 workers in the health sector will participate Tuesday in a 48-hour strike called by the medical workers...
ELECTION ROUTE: PRD gets boost from Evangelicals
PASTORS Raúl Patterson and Salomon Ruíz, son of the Rev. Manuel Ruíz, of the Faith Evangelical Tabernacle Church, have enrolled...
Bus service hampered by lack of spare parts
THE METRO BUS transit system’s woes continue with a lack of not only buses and drivers, but also spare parts....
BUS CRISIS: 86% think bus service worse or same
A MONTH AND A HALF after the Diablos Rojos exited Panama’s public transit system, problem with Metro buses in the...
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY: Facebook fatigue yet to reach Latin America
IF YOU are tired of spending hours a week viewing photos of “friends” you’ve never met paddling in the sea,...
Corruption chief questioned on personal use of state resources
MEMBERS of civil society and politician questioned today the use of state resources for personal use by the Secretariat of...
Major Mexico drug cartel operating in Bogota
Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, headed by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is operating intensively in Bogota says the Colombian Attorney General’s...
