Panama mass poisoning case opens after 10 years
THE HEARING of the case involving the mass poisoning with diethylene glycol of thousands of Panamanians finally got under way...
Month: March 2016
MEDIA WATCH: Panamas moral and financial debt to poison victims
ON MONDAY March 21, Panama began the long delayed hearing into the mass poisoning of thousands of its citizens, most...
Panama solar panel use on the upswing
The use of solar panels in Panama homes and shops has been on a constant upswing in recent months with experts...
Intimidation, threats, harrassment of prosecutors, judges
PANAMA’S independent political group “The Independent Movement for Panama” (Movin) is deeply concerned about the "constant intimidation, threats and public...
7,700 jobs lost as hotel industry reels
TIMES ARE good for visitors to Panama as hotel prices plunge, but bad for the industry and its workers. Some...
CD call Centre scandal boss denied arrest immunity
THE FORMER director of Immigration Maria Cristina Gonzalez , accused of crimes against public administration, influence peddling, embezzlement and...
MEDIA WATCH: Trump presidency ranked among top ten risks facing world
DONALD TRUMP winning the US presidential election poses an equal risk to the global economy as Islamic terrorism, according to...
HEALTH WATCH: Love of life vs fear of death
By Michael Greger MD WHY DON’T more doctors practice preventive cardiology? Time availability is a reason frequently cited by physicians, but if...
National Park forest fire
INACCESIBILITY is hampering the efforts of firefighters to control a forest fire that started on Saturday night in Altos de...
Slaying of 2nd Honduras activist halts Dutch funding
THE ASSASSINATION of another leader of the organization headed by murdered environmentalist Berta Cáceres in Honduras has led a Dutch...
Wildfires creating Darien ecological disaster
AN ESTIMATED 2,000 hectares of land in Panama’s largest wetland area in the Darién.have been impacted by wildfires during the current...
April 1 tax cut for 1,248 properties
APRIL FOOLS’ day this year will see the taxes of 1,248 properties dropping back to the level they had before...
