Government gifts $2.7 million land to archdiocese
THE ARCHDIOCESE of Panama will receive two government-owned parcels valued at $2.7 million. The gift approved by The National Economic...
Month: September 2016
Ex-Minister to house arrest after year behind bars
AFTER OVER a year in preventive detention, former Minister of Social Development Guillermo Ferrufino has been moved to house arrest....
Banking booms in spite of scandals
THE FALLOUT from the Mossack Fonseca (Panama Papers) revelations and the placing of sanctions on the 68 Waked family businesses...
Bahamas Papers name Mossack Fonseca
FIVE MONTHS after the “Panama Papers” uncovered the activities of Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca, a new report has been...
Court postpones travel talk
Panama’s Supreme Court judges have postponed the discussion of regulations for judges’ journeys undertaken inside and outside of Panama. "It...
WORLD VIEW: Olympics health and environment gold
Now that the Rio Olympic Games have ended, there are many lessons to be learned about the public health and...
Social Security boss under investigation
THE HEAD of Panama’s stumbling Social Security Service CSS) is to be investigated by the institution’s Board of Directors. Estivenson...
14 year olds give birth to third baby
AT LEAST two 14 year old girls gave birth to their third child in Panama during 2014 says a newly...
WORLD VIEW: The U.S. Presidency: Respect Lost
By Mark Scheinbaum MIAMI (Sept. 22, 2016)—Once upon a time an American could strongly disagree with the elected President of...
Child and teen pregnancies soar
Child and teen pregnancies soar Teenager and child pregnancies continue to soar In Panama with 6,365 deliveries between January and...
Four seek Electoral Tribunal post
A FORMER President of Panama’s Supreme court is among four candidates vying to replace Tribunal Electoral (TE) Judge Erasmo Pinilla....
Attorney General continues under attack
THE LACK of cooperation by Panama in the investigation of the Lava Jato corruption scandal in Brazil continues to rile...
