Police facing trial for alleged beating of handcuffed youth
TWO POLICEMEN who allegedly beat and tortured a handcuffed youth will face trial on April 30. (more…)
Month: April 2014
Golden Frogs 100 tiny lives closer to survival
PANAMA’S GOLDEN FROGS, on the edge of extinction because of a killer fungus, are 100 happy events closer to survival...
Protesting teachers cause Saturday traffic chaos
SCHOOLTEACHERS protesting a lack of response to their pay demands by the Ministry of Education (Meduca), closed Calle 50, one...
Indigenous protestors get Popular Party support
AS CLASHES between Ngäbe –Bugle protestors and riot police continued for a fourth day, the Popular Party came out in...
Land scammer killers could be behind bars for 45 and 53 years
TWO CRIMINALS, currently serving jail sentences of 33 and 41 years for murder, could face an additional 12 years apiece...
Panama steps to environmental management
By Manfred Kopper THE DIRECTOR of Environment and Economy. Business Association for Development (AED) highlights the role that businesses in...
Striking construction workers, employers far apart
PANAMA’S construction workers union, Suntracs and the employers' Construction Chamber (Capac) were still far apart, late afternoon, Saturday, afternoon April...
Panamas electricity needs still near crisis
ENERGY SAVING measures and the arrival of rain to help with hydro electricity generation, still leave Panama’s energy needs close...
Canal Authority predicts expansion delays
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) took a different tack from President Ricardo Martinelli on Friday April 25 saying that every...
New Republic group backs Navarro
THE NEW Republic movement , which promotes the so-called helpful vote, has opted for PRD presidential candidate Juan Carlos Navarro,...
Thousands face waterless weekend
WORK on a broken pipeline carrying water to 15 sectors, scheduled for Saturday, April 26, has been suspended until further...
Electoral tribunal gains Ecumenical support
Electoral tribunal gains Ecumenical support ANOTHER VOICE has been added to the growing chorus of support for Panama’s Electoral Tribunal...
