Lack of Costa Rican customs staff blocking truck transport
COSTA RICAN customs offices do not have enough staff to handle the flow of cargo from Panama to the rest...
Month: November 2013
Struggling Panama to host anti-corruption congress
Panama, struggling with its own corruption problems, will host the seventh annual general meeting of the International Association of Anti-Corruption...
HEALTH WATCH: Soda health threat remains high
By Dr Cory Couillard Just about every week, it seems, a new study warns of the potential health risks of...
No intention of closing National Institute – Ministry
PANAMA’S Ministry of Education ( Meduca ) has stifled speculation over the possible closing of The National Institute saying it...
Smart kids not exempted from discipline – Molinar
SOME of the National Institute students involved in recent protests that led to the suspension of classes were honor students,...
Martinelli calls for decency: labels opponents liars and thieves
IN THE MIDST of the institutional crisis generated by the conflict between the Electoral Court and the Supreme Court ,...
30 injured in Chepo Bus crash
A BUS that veered of the highway in Los Llanos de Chepo, injured over 30 passengers, mostly children and their...
AN INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
THE THIRD annual Carols By Candlelight, Luces de Navidad, seasonal music festival, will take place at the Mirador del Pacifico...
Could gay vote sway presidential election?
IN A LARGELY conservative society, Panama’s gay community , in the past, has been relegated to the political sidelines but, for...
Moscoso affirms her Panameista support
FORMER president Mireya Moscoso, quashed speculation that she might support the Democratic Change (CD) presidential candidate with a straight forward...
Panama U-21 baseballers heading for World Cup
PANAMA’S Under 21 Baseball team which demonstrated a clear superiority from the start of the PanAm tournament held in Panama...
Catching up on “upscale” property revaluation
PROPERTY revaluation in some upscale areas of Panama has not been performed for decades says Finance Minister Frank De Lima....
