Tidal wave alert for Pacific Coast
A TIDAL WAVE warning has been issued for Panama’s Pacific coast by Etesa’s Hydrometeorological center. It will be in effect for the...
Month: September 2016
Costa Rica flights resume after eruption
COSTA RICA’S principal airport near the capital, re- opened Tuesday. September 20 after a near 24 hour shut down caused...
HEALTH WATCH: Diet verus $40,000 drugs tab
By Michael Greger MD CROHN’S DISEASE is an autoimmune disorder that affects more than a million Americans. It is an inflammatory bowel...
Confusion reigns in apartment confrontation
BATTLE LINES remain drawn between buyers of condos waiting to move into an El Carmen apartment complex and local residents...
Colombia president oks Waked extradition to US
Panamanian Nidal Waked will soon be getting his day in a US court to face charges of fraud and money...
Silence surrounds Ministry over Odebrecht probe request
A WALL OF SILENCE has surrounded the office of Panama’s Attorney General over allegations that she has failed to assist...
WORLD VIEW: Hostility to China counterproductive
By Jonathan Power THE TWO AMERICAN presidential candidates give the impression of being rather hostile towards China. This is counterproductive....
Soccer scam mayor probe adjourned
THE QUESTIONING of Arraijan Mayor Pedro Sanchez Moro by Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Zuleyka Moore was suspended on Monday, July 19, because...
Panama Attorney General under fire
CIVIC GROUPS in Panama have reacted strongly to published revelations about the country’s failure to cooperate with Brazilian prosecutors. Attorney...
DEGRADATION: City fumbles, Canal Authority acts
DEGRADATION: City fumbles, Canal Authority acts THE PANAMA Canal Authority (ACP) is taking a stronger stance against a company accused...
Panama flouts money laundering probe request
BRAZILIAN prosecutor’s have pulled back the veil of secrecy surrounding requests for assistance from Panama in money laundering investigations involving...
OPINION: Complicity and those above the law
Hoyporhoy La Prensa, September 19 ORGANIZED Crime knows no borders. Crimes are committed against a state, but the benefits of...
