WORLD VIEW: Chinas Climate Conumdrum
China faces large challenges if it is to turn public rhetoric into an effective green energy program — and whichever...
Month: July 2016
Panamanian named to key UN post
WHILE PANAMA’S Assembly struggles to get to grips with the issue of sexual education in schools, the UN Secretary...
HEALTH WATCH: Tomatoes for hearts sake
By Michael Greger MD IN THE PREVENTION of cardiovascular disease, the consumption of fruits and vegetables is crucial. Preventing the oxidation of...
Panama labor demand exceeds supply
A SHORTAGE of labor, with poor education standardS an additional stumbling block, is putting a brake on development in Panama. In...
Vaccination slashes flu season to 5 weeks
PANAMA’S Flu season which normally lasts 12 weeks was cut down, to only five weeks this year, largely due to a massive...
Panama hoping to exit tax haven list
HOPES ARE HIGH in Panama that the country’s name will be missing from a list of tax havens to be...
Disco dancing in delicate clinical condition
A FLAMBOYANT boutique owner under country arrest while awaiting trial for alleged embezzlement, fraud and corruption of public servants, has...
Varela and first lady head to Popes youth conference
AFTER A brief stopover in Milan Italy, to meet with businessmen and sign off on the compensation deal with Finmeccanica...
Fiscal debt projected to be cut by 36%
PANAMA’S fiscal deficit next year will be cut by 36 percent reducing it from a projected $1.6 billion this year...
Protests over City construction chaos
THE GROWING scandal over unregulated construction and renovation in Panama City brought members of the Citizens' Urban Network to City Hall ...
Cabinet approved contract unaware of Martinelli linked shell co.
CONTRACTS signed with Italian defense contractor Finmeccanica in 2010 were presented to cabinet with no reference to commissions for a...
Internet gag law withdrawn
A CONTROVERSIAL draft law to regulate content on the internet and social networks has been withdrawn. Panameñista Deputy Deputy Melitón...
