Floods damage Aguadulce homes, church,school
AID IS BEING distributed by provincial officials to residents of 55 homes damaged by flooding in the early hours of...
Month: September 2015
OFF THE CUFF: Civic groups to meet isolated judge
IS THERE A CRACK in the wall of stony indifference to the public outcry, of Supreme Court Chief Justice José...
Leaking locks a design problem
A REPORT on the leaking lock gates in the Pacific sector of the Panama Canal. Expansion program identifies a design...
Moral Pressure on chief justice to exit FP case mounts
TWO FORMER judges and have joined the growing chorus calling on obdurate Supreme Court Chief Justice José Ayú Prado to step...
Mis-reading of immunity law halts 16 corruption cases
SIXTEEN CORRUPTION investigations have been paralyzed because Attorney General Kenia Porcell has mis-interpreted the electoral law says Panama’s electoral Tribunal...
Open a window on Panama
THIS WEEK, newsroompanama.com celebrates six years of providing a FREE news and feature service to readers in Panama and around...
US soldier on trial in death of Panama college student
A US soldier who was in Panama to train local police, will go on trial in Fort Bragg in March...
Flood alert extended until October 3
A YELLOW flood alert for areas on the Pacific Coast has been issued by the National Civil Protection Agency (Sinaproc)...
Ethical issues with Chief Justice in FP case
WHILE he has pledged to continue as the judge in the case involving former President Ricardo Martinelli and failed brokerage...
Devaluation in Brazil and Colombia, hitting Panama tourism
CURRENCY DEVALUATION in Brazil and Colombia is becoming a concern to Panama, where tourism income plays a major role in...
Ghost convention center keeps hotels waiting
THE AMADOR Convention Center touted as a magnet to attract conventions to Panama and helped fuel the scramble to build...
WORLD VIEW: Pluses and minuses of Obamas foreign policy
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