Police mocked burning teens
DAVID SUAZO, one of two survivors of a fire that incinerated five teenagers in a junvenile detention center has described...
Month: July 2015
$180 million to kick start decentralization program
PANAMA is on the cusp of a decentralization program that will see $180 million transferred to municipalities for investment in...
Hit men attempt to kill PAN scandal witness.
TWO HIT MEN on a motor cycle attempted to kill a key “protected” witness in the National Assistance Pogram (PAN)...
Singing ex-PAN boss from jail to high end hospital
THE FORMER director of the National Assistance Program (PAN) Rafael Guardia Jaén, whose testimonies in numerous cases of alleged embezzlement...
Blocking newspaper distribution said peaceful protest
CHARGES against five workers of the construction company Transcaribe Trading (TCT) who used trucks to block the offices of La...
NEW ON THE BLOCK: Food Truck Alley hits Panama
THIS IS THE FIRST of a series of features introducing Newsroom readers to new or refurbished ventures, in Panama, including...
Feted in Panama, Berlusconi paramour jail bound
THE PLATINUM BLONDE “Lady in White” who was given red carpet treatment in Panama by the ruling political elite when...
Dengue alert as cases reach 800
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MoH) has issued a Dengue alert calling for the to the “active participation” of the population...
Anti-pirate strike ends after 16 hours
PANAMA’S bus strike, launched by owner groups to protest the spread of unlicensed pirate buses lasted just 16 hours. (more…)
International investors for Nicaragua Canal
THE NICARAGUA Grand Canal now has investors from Europe, Asia, North America and South America says Telemaco Talavera a spokesman...
Scotiabank buys out Citigroup in Panama, Costa Rica
THE PURCHASE of Citigroup's operations in Panama and Costa Rica. by Scotia Bank will position the Canadian bank in the...
Colon to become duty free city
THE CITY of Colón is on the brink of becoming a duty free city as part of an economic incentives...
