42 Waked stores closed
THE LA RIVIERA chain , owned by Abdul Waked, has announced the closure of 42 of its 102 stores in...
Month: June 2016
Canal expansion invite snafu’s
MIFFED PANAMA SINGER Ruben Blades, multiple Grammy award winner, has finally received a formal invitation to attend the $4 million...
2,400 Americans used Mossack Fonseca in tax dodges
A LEAST 2,400 rich Americans used Panama’s secretive law firm, Mossack Fonseca to dodge US taxes and hide their wealth....
Line up for flu shots as 197 hospitalized
THE NUMBER of people hospitalized with the AH1N1 flu virus jumped to 197 on Monday. June 6 said Panama’s Ministry...
Indigenous leader calls for hydroelectric dialogue
Indigenous leader calls for hydroelectric dialogue NGÄBE BUGLE leader Silvia Carrera has made a call for the long promised dialogue...
117 hospitalized in flu epedemic, 5 deaths
THE MNISTRY of HEALTH (MoH) has invested $3.5 million in vaccines for the most vulnerable as the A H1N1 flu epidemic continues...
Old money laundering case re-examined
AN INVESTIGATION which led to long prison sentences for three people involved in bringing suitcases stuffed with money into Panama ...
Free Zone audit slashes Venezuela debt
THE DEBT allegedly owed by Venezuela to the Colon Free Zone plunged from $530 million to $41 million, following a...
MEDIA WATCH: A set back for press freedom
Hoyporhoy, La Prensa, June 5 THE SITUATION facing the dailies La Estrella de Panama and El Siglo could certainly couldinformed public...
Extended lifeline for local dailies
PANAMA’S oldest newspaper, La Estrella de Panama and its stablemate El Siglo, belonging to Abdul Waked, have received a temporary...
Freed gang leader, highly dangerous
Dayan Angelo Ramirez Rames, named by President Juan Carlos Varela in March 2015, one of the most dangerous men in the country,...
One mans memory of Ali The Greatest
One man’s encounter with Ali “The Greatest” AS THE WORLD mourns the death and celebrates the life of Muhammad Ali, Newsroom contributor Mark...
