Canal and ports income falling
INCOME from ships transiting the Canal and the movement of cargos in the country’s ports dropped from January to September 2016....
Month: November 2016
MartineIl lawyers stymied in embezzlement case
PANAMA’S Supreme Court of Justice has nixed the latest move by lawyers for ex-president Rivardo Martinelli to block investigation ...
Most expensive US destroyer breaks down in Canal
USS ZUMWALT the most expensive destroyer ever built for the US Navy, broke down in the Panama Canal on Monday...
TODAY’S SMILE: Trump is right.
WHO SAYS building a border wall won't work? The Chinese built one over 2,000 years ago and they still...
Odebrecht facing $2.1 billion fine
THE BRAZILIAN construction giant Odebrecht S.A is to sign an agreement with prosecutors in which it will pay about the biggest fine ever leveed on a corporation ($2.1 billion) . After the signing of the agreement, the company can again compete for government contracts. The Prosecutor's Office has...
100 evacuated in Bocas del Toro
A HUNDRED people including children, evacuated from their homes in Bocas del Toro earlier in the week, are being housed...
3 dead, 5 missing after Otto storm.
AT LEAST three people died and five went missing during tropical storm Otto’s visit to Panama earlier this week. Meanwhile...
US Embassy issues Otto alert
THE U.S. EMBASSY in Panama issued a travel alert to U.S. citizens about tropical storm Otto. It warned of heavy...
Mayors approval rating outshines Varela
THE POPULAR perception of the management of President Juan Carlos Varela showed a slight improvement this month Increasing three percentage...
Rains collapse three homes
HEAVY rains led to the collapse of three houses on a hillside in the Nuvea Libia sector of northern Panama),...
Combining a Carols concert with some special Christmas shopping
By Margot Thomas IF YOU ARE planning to start your seasonal celebrations with a visit to the annual Carols by...
Red alert and 80 km winds for Caribbean coast
A RED ALERT has been issued for Panama’s Caribbean coast due tropical storm Otto. The announcement was made by President...
