Varela accepts resignation of scandal inked sports boss
The resignation of Panamanian Institute of Sports (Pandeportes) Secretary General Mónica Rodríguez de Silva has been accepted by President Juan...
Month: July 2015
Bonanza for pirates as bus strike strands thousands
TUESDAY JULY 14 was a bonanza day for pirate buses and taxis as thousands of workers in Panama West, San...
PRD divisions and power grab out in the open
THE DEEP DIVISIONS within the Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD), are fully out in the open after a failed coup in...
OFF THE CUFF: University rector warned of criminal complaint
PANAMA UNIVERSITY Rector Gustavo García de Paredes, who has ruled the roost at The country’s leading center of learning since 1995,...
Panama Mayor plans facelift for tourism sites
PANAMA'S Mayoralty is looking into giving an extra boost to tourism in the city as it evaluates the creation of...
Sports boss inked to helicopter scandal, resigns
THE SECRETARY GENERAL of the Panamanian Institute of Sports (Pandeportes) has submitted her resignation, days after she was implicated in...
29 alternate deputies said double dipping
A COMPLANT over ”double dipping” by 29 alternate deputies has been lodged with Panama’s Supreme Court . (more…)
OFF THE CUFF: Racing Bus Kills Motor Cyclist
ONE OF a pair of Diablo Rojo buses involved in a race down one of Panama’s busiest traffic routes killed...
Over 10,000 Panama Schoolgirl pregnancies a year
PREGNANCIES in girls and adolescents aged from 10 to 19 years continue at over 800 a month sparking a fresh...
Top sports official linked to helicopter rentall scandal
THE GENERAL secretary of the Panama Sports Institute (Pandeportes), has been linked to financial irregularities in the National Assistance Program...
A five day exravaganza to mark Bastille Day
By Margot Thomas THE LONG STANDING relationship between Panama and France, stretching back to Ferdinand De Lesseps’ attempt to build...
Santo Tomas Hospital still in crisis
THREE MONTHS after major problems were highlighted at Hospital Santo Tomas, home to Panama’s medical and nursing schools. it remains...
