Pressure mounts on Varela to suspend Odebrecht contracts
THE JAILING of the president Brazilian construction giant Norberto Odebrecht, and the company’s worldwide corruption links has increased pressure...
Month: March 2016
7 building site deaths in 3 months
A LACK of safety inspectors is a contributing factor to the high number of deaths in Panama’s construction industry, with...
Police seize $1.5 million, cars, drugs, weapons
THE NATIONAL police seized nearly $1.5 million in cash along with vehicles and weapons in a series of raids across the...
Calls for audit of $782 million Cinta Costera 3
THE PRESSURE is building on Comptroller Federico Humbert to audit the Cinta Costera 3 project that was built by the...
Hotels in crisis as occupancy and rates plummet
PANAMA hotel owners, facing a crisis with occupancy rates heading down to 40% and potential closures looming, are calling for...
Casco restaurants unhappy as city frees up public spaces
PLAZAS, parks, and even roads in Casco Viejo that were once straddled with tables packed with diners and imbiber’s, have...
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre auditions
The CanadaPLUS Foundation fifth Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Bingo Spells Murder is scheduled for July, at the Miramar Intercontinental...
MEDIA WATCH: Covering the sun with a finger
hoyporhoy, La Prensa, March 9 A BRAZILIAN court has sentenced to 19 years and 4 months, Marcelo Odebrecht who, along...
WORLD VIEW: Obama role in anti-slavery struggle
By Dr. Aidan McQuade IN 1938 PRESIDENT Franklin Delano Roosevelt effectively ended child labor in the United States by prohibiting...
Martinelli defense hits rock in court move
ANOTHER ATTEMPT by Ricardo Martinelli defense lawyers to keep their client out of court, ran aground on Tuesday, March 8...
Restrictions looming on Canal usage
CONTINGENCY plans have been drawn up to restrict the draft of ships through the Panama Canal as water levels...
High waves alert
A HIGH WAVES alert lasting through Sunday March 13 was issued Wednesday by Panama’s Civil Protection System (Sinaproc)/ Waves...
