Sweetheart bonus deal means academic hiring freeze
THE OUTGOING rector of the University of Panama (UP) will pocket an estimated extra $80,000 because of a bonus commitment...
Month: August 2016
Alonso Edward in Olympic final
PANAMANIAN sprinter Alonso Edward powered his way into the 200 meter final race of the 2016 Rio Olympics on Wednesday...
OPINION: The sickly smell of cover-up
Hoyporhoy La Prensa, August 18 THE BRASH Ricardo Martinelli government awarded lucrative contracts to the company Pele System, Inc. Currently...
WORLD VIEW: A death foretold
By Camino Mortera-Martinez IN JUNE 1985, representatives of five European Union countries gathered on a boat on the Moselle river...
Opponents seek to stifle sex education talk
MEMBERS of a group opposed to the teaching of sexual education in public schools have threatened the government with mass...
Six bidders seek Canal bridge contract
SIX CONSORTIA who are planning to bid on the design and construction of the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal...
Rowdy protestors change probe venue
WHILE FLAG waving CD protestors demonstrated on Via Espana in favor of a party member facing investigation of alleged $2.5 million...
New Tocumen access road
GETTING TO and from Tocumen International Airport will become easier on Thursday, August 18 w th the opening of the...
Making smartphones snitchphones
PANAMA’S transit authority (ATTT) has launched a technological snitch line to report traffic violations. Other government departments are planning to follow...
Drug kingpin jailed after10-year wait
TEN YEARS after he was arrested in Brazil, a Panama court has sentenced Pablo Rayo Montano to nine years in...
MEDIA WATCH: Rape,killings as Embassies, UN lie low
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The soldier pointed his AK-47 at the female aid worker and gave her a choice. "Either...
Albrook migrants get medical care
MIGRANTS stranded at the Albrook bus terminal got general health care and vaccinations on Tuesday, August 16 says the The Ministry...
