President back flips on no comment decision
PANAMA’S decided several days ago to stop commenting on allegations that top officials were involved in the solicitation of bribes...
Month: October 2013
CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT: New Panama tradition moves to Cinta Costera
By Dylis Jones YOU MAY not yet be counting the shopping days to Christmas but Panama’s new Christmas tradition, CAROLS...
Plan to cut Metro bus waiting time in off peak hours
A NEW method to increase the frequency of Panama's Metro buses in off peak hours, will be introduced from October 21....
Seven areas of Panama City hit by water outage
SEVEN areas of Panama City were without water on Thursday, October 17, after damage to a distribution pipeline. (more…)
Millionaires to billionaires in just four years
PANAMANIAN and foreign millionaires have become billionaires in just four years under President Ricardo Martinelli said independent presidential candidate Juan...
Health professionals carry protest to National Assembly
SUPPORTED by civil society and political groups , health sector professionals marched peacefully to the National Assembly on Thursday October...
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY: A newplatform for investigative journalism
WHY is the billionaire founder of eBay ready to pour $250 million into a brand new online news platform which...
Family of Briton missing in Costa Rica launch new search NGO
The family of missing British journalist, Michael Dixon, will on Friday (18 October) mark four years since he vanished in...
Panama Democratic processes at high risk ex-Judge
FORMER Supreme Court judge Emeralda Troitiño said Wednesday, October 16, that the democratic processes of Panama are at high risk....
Striking medical staff ignore meeting with government
THE GOVERNMENT phalanx of the National Assembly Committee on Health and Minister of Health Javier Díaz and his officials waited...
A double Thanksgving for Canadians
The Social Scene with Dylis Jones OVERHEARD from a New Yorker as I was leaving the Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner on...
HEALTH WATCH: Dealing with stretch marks
By Dr Cory Couillard If you’re noticing stretch marks on your body, you're not alone. Whether they are caused by...
