Storm kills 3, closes schools, government offices
Red Cross rescue workers in Chorrera TROPICAL STORM Otto has caused three deaths in Panama and widespread damage from floods...
Month: November 2016
‘Otto’ evacuates tourists from Guna Yala
TOURISTS and settlers on Guna Yala Islands were evacuated on Tuesday Nov 22, because of Tropical Storm Otto. The order...
Panama English language skills near worlds worst
AFTER years of experimental initiatives by successive education administrations, Panama remains near the bottom of the barrel when it comes...
Weather alert halts school classes
SCHOOL CLASSES have been suspended across the country following the issuing of a nationwide yellow weather alert.by The National Emergency...
WORLD VIEW: Can Trump make peace with Putin?
By Jonathan Power TROTSKY, the one-time close comrade of Lenin, reportedly said, “You may not be interested in war but...
Human rights Intimidation ignites alert
THE Ombudsman's Office and several civil society organizations are "on alert" over attempts at intimidation against human rights defenders. The...
Tourist spending hits $3.7 billion in 9 months
TOURISTS and transitting passengers increased spending by 5.6 % to $3.7 billion in the first nine months of the year....
OFF THE CUFF: 6 month study =19-page report
PANAMA’S committee of experts cobbled together on April 29 following the worldwide exposure of the offshore files of local law...
Weather alert upgraded to yellow
A 72-HOUR yellow weather alert was issued by the Emergency Operations Center (COE) of the National Civil Protection System, Sinaproc,...
OPINION: Rethink needed on Cascos iron curtains
La Prensa, Nov.20 NO ONE DOUBTS doubts that the President of the Republic and the seat of the Executive, located...
Forum price tag slashed in secret deal
THE WORLD Social Security Forum, hosted by Panama, began and ended with criticism over its, $2.1 million price tag ....
Four rescuers burned as two men die in blazing tanker
TWO MEN died and four others were badly burned in a rescue attempt when a loaded gasoline tanker truck exploded...
