Work on Nicaragua Canal, to start December
WORK on the Nicaraguan canal is to start in December and will give a huge boost to the country’s economy...
Month: July 2014
Investigation of alleged electoral fraud
Officials of the Electoral Tribunal (TE) on Tuesday, July 16, continued their examination of records of the Community Board of...
PRD blood letting continues
FOUR SENIOR PRD officials have resigned from the controlling committee (CEN) with one of them claiming the exits were because...
Costa Rican in World Cup Dream Team
A COSTA RICAN and a Colombian are among the 11 players chosen by the football (soccer)pundits as the “World Cup...
82 Chiriqui homes damaged by high winds
HIGH WINDS and heavy rain caused heavy damage to 82 homes in Chiriqui on Monday, July 14, The roofs of...
Naming of “scandal” park opposed
PANAMA CITY MAYOR José Blandon has added his voice to the growing number of objections to the naming of a...
President not happy with work of Comptroller
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela is not happy with the country’s comptroller, Gioconda Torres de Bianchini, a former employee of Ricardo...
Reviewing over 300, Martinelli pardons case by case
THE PARDONS granted by former President Ricardo Martinelli at the end of his term should be reviewed on a case...
6.4 % of Panama women justify abuse
A STUDY by the National Institute of Statistics has determined that 6.4 percent of women in Panama think domestic abuse...
Panama election challenges set for August
THE HEARINGS on challenges to local results in Panama’s May 4 elections are likely to be hears in august says...
Magnifying glass on Martinelli era, zoning changes
Minister of Housing Mario Etchelecu said Monday, July 14. that the entity’s legal team institution will review, with a magnifying...
High temperatures create record power usage
High temperatures create record power usage HIGH TEMPERATURES in Panama on Wednesday Thursday July 9-10 pushed consumption of electricity to...
