Foundation activities smear University
MISMANAGEMENT of the University of Panama Foundation, uncovered during an audit by Panama’s Comptroller General, showing financial damage to the...
Month: March 2016
Panama 1, Haiti 0, in World Cup group qualifier
PANAMA struggled to defeat Haiti 1-0 on Tuesday March 29 in a CONCACAF group stage match towards qualifying for the...
WORLD VIEW: Turkey forward or backward
By Jonathan Power IN THE 1970's there was a cult film, Midnight Express”, directed by the young Oliver Stone. It was based...
Moodys reviewing Odebrecht liquidity as shares plunge
SOON after Moody's rating agency announced it will begin a new review of the liquidity of the Brazilian company Odebrecht, which has...
Compulsory tipping coming to end
THE DAYS when dissatisfied customers are faced with a built in service tip are fast nearing their end in Panama...
Uber spells pirate in Panama
UBER in Panama is on a par with “pirate” transportation according to the Transport Authority (ATTT) and hefty fines are...
US soldier jailed 30 years for Panama girl murder
AN AMERICAN soldier was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by a military jury on Tuesday March 29 for the murder...
Red flag for vacation package buyers
PANAMA’S Consumer Protection Authority (Acadeco) has issued a warning to purchasers of vacation packages. Administrator Garcia Cardoze says that they...
Damning university foundation audit sent to Public Ministry
AN AUDIT that covered only “ a short period’’ of time has revealed nearly $500,000 of overspending in the University...
Odebrechts sidewalks deal challenged
PANAMA mayor José Blandón whose plan to spend $99 million on sprucing up some of the city’s sidewalks was originally...
Rainy season delayed until June
PANAMA can expect the first rains of 2016 in May with some sporadic downpours greening some of the parched land,...
Panama now bovine TB free
FOLLOWING three years of study, research and control Panama has been declared free of bovine tuberculosis. The announcement came Monday, March 28, from...
