Elective surgery cut in fight against virus
PANAMA’S Children’s hospital (Hospital Del Nino) has suspended elective surgery and health centers have extended hours to cope with an...
Month: September 2016
Deforestation threatens Canal
THE MIRAFLORES Lake, vital to the functioning of the Panama Canal, is facing twin attacks from deforestation and pollution. The...
Mizrachi facing money laundering probe
MAYER MIZRACHI, the would be political asylum seeker, will be facing additional criminal investigation on Monday September 12. He will...
Indigenous confrontation looming
THE POSSIBILITY of renewed confrontation between the government and indigenous communities opposed to the Barro Blanco hydroelectric project seems to...
Court suspends Obarrio zoning changes.
ZONING changes in Obarrio, Bella Vista have been suspended by Panama’s Supreme Court. The changes were instituted by The Ministry...
24 gang members arrested in dawn swoop
A DAWN raid by prosecutors and police in Las Cumbres on Thursday September 8 targeted suspected gang members. The...
OPINION: Time for top judge to resign
THE PERSISTENCE of the presiding judge of the Supreme Court in leaving his important post for banal travel demonstrates his...
Martinellis secretary exits most wanted list
INTERPOL has removed Adolfo De Obarrio, the private secretary of former President Ricardo Martinelli, from its list of most wanted...
City to decide fate of court nixed project
THE DECISION over the future of a Bella Vista construction project now rests with the city after The Supreme Court...
WORLD VIEW : Maritime Mayhem
By James Wilkes PIRACY in the Gulf of Guinea, particularly the resurgence of violent marine kidnapping for ransom, will continue...
Home promotion for Panama
PANAMA’S Tourism Authority (ATP) believes that tourism promotion, like charity, begins at home. It has approved $ 299,000 for the...
HEALTH ALERT for anti-diarrea drug
EXCESSIVE consumption of antidiarrheal loperamide can cause serious heart problems, including heart attack and death says a Panama Ministry...
