Panama GM corn fed chickens heading to the menu
STARTING IN September, 25 farmers in Herrera and Los Santos will begin planting Panama’s first GM corn and soon after...
Month: July 2013
Bloody Friday at Ombusdmans office 9 fired one quit
ON HIS SECOND day as head of Panama’s Ombudsman’s, office Javier Mitil issued marching orders to nine staffers who were...
Frustrated passengers block Metro Bus
A DAY AFTER President Martinelli mused that Panama’s metro bus system has “not resulted in the immediate benefits that were...
HEALTH WATCH; The unseen perils of dehydration
By Dr Cory Couillard Dehydration is a lot more than just not drinking enough water. The side effects of being...
Indigenous people must have say in exploitation – UN
ANY EXPLOITATION of natural resources in indigenous areas must be agreed upon with the residents says the UN Special Rapporteur...
President tries to ease public concerns
PRESIDENT RICARDO MARTINELLI was in defensive mode on Friday July 26, as he tried to pull some of the thorns...
OMBUDSPERSON: Hand that rocked the cradle or conspiracy?
CONTROL OF the Ombudsman's office has changed, but the scandals surrounding the institution created to intercede and seek justice for...
Corruption allegations over hospital purchases
MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS and Transparency International Panama are calling for an investigation into the purchase of gowns and equipment at inflated...
Ousted Ombudsperson says her replacement linked with reporter
IN A DRAMATIC turn round, a day after being removed from office Panama’s former ombudsperson accused her successor of being...
Dont play games with state money new Ombudsman
PEOPLE CANNOT play games with the money of the state and if they do they should go to jail said...
Panama stuns Mexico 2-1 to meet US in Gold Cup final
Panama reached the final of the Concacaf Gold Cup On Wednesday night when they stunned Mexico the early favorites, 2-1...
National Assembly names Portugal successor
HARD ON THE HEELS of a Supreme Court decision to suspend Ombudsperson Patria Portugal from office, on Wednesday afternoon, The...
