Controversial helicopter purchase unveiled
PRESIDENT Ricardo Martinelli and cabinet members stayed away from the unveiling of the new helicopters purchased from the Italian consortium...
Month: September 2013
Business leader condemns political slug fests
THE RECENT trading of insults on Twitter by politicians, including President Ricardo Martinelli has led to a call from the...
Garbage In, Garbage out
ENRIQUE HO who heads up Panama’s Garbage Authority (AAUD) and is seeking to become a deputy, has run into his...
Arias aides jump the gun
IMAGES of tickets for the Panama-Jamaica World Cup qualifying game on Friday September 6 with the message “JOSEPH DOMINGO ARIAS...
Martinelli defends appointment of party insider as ombudsperson
PRESIDENT Ricardo Martinelli on Thursday, September 5, rushed to attack critics of the appointment of a CD (Democratic Change) insider as Ombudsperson....
Regional leaders will meet Joe Biden in Panama
CENTRAL American leaders will meet in Panama with United States Vice President Joe Biden on Sept. 18, said Foreign Minister...
US role in new health centers
THE U.S. AMBASSADOR, Jonathan D. Farrar, participated in the inauguration of two health centers in the Guna Yala district, by...
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY: Attack on Syria would trigger spike in oil prices
WHILE Panama may seem far removed from the possibility of US intervention in Syria, China warns that an attack would...
CSS waiting on prosecutors report on baby deaths
PANAMA’Social Security Fund (CSS ) is waiting for a government prosecutor to complete investigations into the deaths of nine infants...
Another save, another step to Hall of Fame for Rivera
NY YANKEES closer, Panamanian Mariano Rivera , earned his 40th save of the season on Tuesday, September 3, in a...
Government loyalist appointed Ombudsperson
A LAWYER who has previously been chosen as an election candidate by each of the parties that make up the...
Near finished roadway inaugurated
As the election draws closer, observers are predicting a rush to officially open projects, even if unfinished, that have been...
