$16.7 million sanitation upgrade for Paitilla, Punta Pacifica
RESIDENTS OF Paitilla and Punta Pacifica got a “happy weekend”. Message from President Juan Carlos Varela on Friday, September 16...
Month: September 2016
Martinelli defense claims judicial manipulation
A LAWYER representing ex-president Ricardo Martinelli in an embezzlement case took his client’s “political persecution” mantra another step claiming “judicial...
Panama GDP up 4.9% in first 6 months
PANAMA’S GROSS domestic product (GDP) grew 4.9 percent in the first six months of the year compared with data from...
Panama-Washington money laundering talks
PANAMA Attorney General Kenya Porcell and Minister of Public Security, Alexis Bethancourt, met with the Deputy Assistant Attorney General of...
OPINION: Panamas state masquerade
hoyporhoy La Prensa, Sep 16 A GROUP of Panamanian filmmakers is still waiting for the disbursement of funds established by law...
Government minimum wage boosted to $600
Government minimum wage boosted to $600 THE MINIMUM wage for Panama’s government employees will rise to $600 a month starting...
OKTOBERFEST: The flavor of Bavaria in Panama
By Margot Thomas OKTOBERFEST, the annual opportunity to let your hair down, feast German style and sup some of the...
Four waterless days as rains fall
FOUR DAYS after damage to a treatment plant, Penonomé was still without water as heavy rains continued to fall. The...
Gas prices down
GASOLINE prices will fall Friday, September 16 says Panama's National Energy Secretariat. A liter of 95 octane gas will fall almost...
US ELECTION: Guarding your vote
By Mark Scheinbaum MIAMI (SEPT. 13)—The U.S. presidential campaign dominates much of the domestic and often the international news these...
Trees down and flooding follow city storm
STRONG WINDS and heavy rain brought down trees, interruptedplane flights and caused flooding in Panama on Thursday, September 25. Trees...
First respiratory virus death
THE FIRST death of a minor as a result of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was confirmed on Wednesday September 14....
