Varela to attend Castro funeral
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela, will attend the funeral of Fidel Castro on Wednesday Nov. 30. Varela along with most Latin American leaders has taken an approach to...
Month: November 2016
Landslides close Via Centenario
LANDSLIDES brought on by continuing rain storms closed Via Centenario through most of Monday, November 27. The incidents took place at 7 pm Sunday and at 9:30 am Monday. Heavy machinery was...
Texting and driving a killer epidemic
POLICE REPORTS show that Panama drivers involved in fatal accidents were often talking or texting on a mobile device. The...
Panama traffic deaths outstrip homicides
PEOPLE behind the wheel of a car, many wielding cell phones, are involved in more deaths in Panama than gun...
HEALTH WATCH: Bad news on saturated fats
by Michael Greger MD THE REASON those eating plant-based diets have less fat buildup in their muscle cells and less insulin...
MEDIA WATCH: Credible case for second Brexit referendum
THERE IS a "perfectly credible" case for a second EU referendum, former prime minister Sir John Major said on NoV...
WakedTocumen duty free locations up for grabs
TENDERS for duty free location at Tocumen International airport will be launched in January 2017. The available locations include 77...
Government buying prefab bridges to last 100 years
THE GOVERNMENT is calling for bids to build prefabricated bridges that will last for 80 to 100 years. The Ministry...
Police Lieut carrying 200 kilos of cocaine
A POLICE second lieutenant arrested along with a Colombian in Chepo, while transporting 200 kilos of cocaine is being held...
100 projects on back burner to aid toll bridge project
AN ADDITIONAL $40 million has been authorized by The Ministry of Economy and Finance for transfer to the National Highway...
Panama aids Costa Rica after Hurricane Otto
THE FIRST team of 32 Panamanians experienced with natural disasters left for Costa Rica on Friday , November 26. ...
Second blazing truck rescuer dies
THE SECOND of four men who fought to rescue two people trapped inside a blazing gasoline tanker truck last week,...
