A last scented gasp at the presidency ministry
NOT REALIZING that the corridors of power were about to change hands, The Ministry of the Presidency approved the purchase...
Month: May 2014
Climate change solutions need fast action
ALARM BELLS about climate change are ringing around the world, and the voices of skeptics are becoming less strident as...
The positive side of being a psychopath
Are you a psychopath? … Kevin Dutton wants to know” A message like that in anyone’s email inbox would normally...
Direct flights Panama-Denver by United
PANAMA’S reputation as the hub of the America’s for airline passengers got another boost on Wednesday May 7 with the...
Strike threatens Canal expansion deadline
AS THE TUMULT of Panama’s election campaign moves to become part of history, the ongoing problems of the Canal expansion...
Varela wielding axe to high profile failures
THERE WILL BE no massive layoff in the public sector but some big names have already been listed for...
Mayor-elect Blandon promises to rule by consensus
PANAMEÑISTA deputy Jose Isabel Blandon Figueroa, a 46-year old lawyer, will be mayor of Panama City the second most important...
Prosecutor examining government funded call center allegations
AN INVESTIGATION is underway by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's office into the existence of a call center that worked for...
ELECTIONS: Full Carter Center report
In response to requests from readers we are reproducing the full statement of the Center on Panama's elections issued on Monday...
Vote counting in Panama mayoralty race halted
COUNTING of votes cast in the Panama mayoralty race was temporarily suspended Monday evening in the face of protests from...
ELECTION: Carter Center knocks use of state resources, inefficient prosecutor
THE CARTER CENTER, on Monday April 5, became the third body to attack the use of state resources in Panama’s...
Further condemnation of campaign use of state resources
A SECOND group has added its voice to the harshly worded report of the OAS team over the use of...
