Dengue breeding site in mansion of jailed corruption suspect
MINISTRY OF HEALTH officials have detected a mosquito breeding site at the former residence of the former director of the...
Month: July 2015
TV interview A confession of embezzlement
THE WAR OF WORDS revolving around The University of Panama Foundation (FUDEP) continues with the president of the entity appearing...
Metro and Motorway company fail transparency test
IN A REPORT that shows an overall improvement in the transparency of government institutions under the current administration, The Metro...
Scorpion bite kills toddler 6 hours from health center
A TODDLER, less then two years old, has died from a scorpion sting and 151 people have been bitten so...
Panamanians, regions biggest chocolate lovers
By Margot Thomas PANAMANIANS are the biggest consumers of chocolate in Central America with each inhabitant consuming 650 grams (1.43)...
PRD investigating party dissidents
WHILE president of the National Assembly Rubén De León has accused the PRD and the CD party of attempting to...
Flooding, and wind damage in Panama City
HIGH WINDS and heavy rain on Monday, July 6 caused flooding, brought trees and lifted roofs in Panama City. But,...
385,000 go hungry in midst of food scams
ALTHOUGH Panama’s GDP has grown steadily since 1990, nearly 10 percent of the population, some 385,000, are undernourished though the...
Fraud suspect facing more questions
WITH CLAIMS that she did nothing wrong, discredited by audits and evidence gathered by Panama anti-corruption prosecutors, fraud and embezzlement...
Getting a laugh out of Joseph Stalin
By Margot Thomas LIFE IN the former Soviet Union under Josef Stalin was not much of a joke for millions...
New Panama post to fight Money Laundering
ANOTHER MOVE to counter money laundering in Panama, and to get the country off an international grey list. comes with...
Tocumen International operating at full capacity
TOCUMEN INTERNATIONAL Airport, touted as the hub of Latin America, is already operating at peak capacity during prime hours and...
