Temporary residence permit for foreigners halved
THE YEAR LONG temporary permit for foreigners to complete their procedures seeking permanent or temporary residence in Panama has been...
Month: January 2017
No obesity fears as crowds wait for donut launch
WHILE PANAMA health authorities battle daily with an obesity problem involving over 62 percent of the adult population, customers waited...
16 called to state bank trial
A DATE has been set for the preliminary hearing of the criminal proceedings over the Caja de Ahorros (CA) case...
$1 million for crowd control barriers
PERHAPS planning ahead for the visit of Pope Francis in 2019,or the return of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli, Panama’s Ministry of...
High waves alert continues as bodies recovered
SEARCH TEAMS located on Wednesday the body of one of two young men swept from a beach in Veraguas on...
OPINION The criminalization of addiction
By Stephen Cooper BENNY KING is a gregarious, good-hearted, God-fearing 53-year-old black man from Alabama who shouldn’t be in prison...
OFF THE CUFF: Vietnam tax issue overrides electoral reform
ELECTORAL REFORMS continue below the horizon for Panama’s lawmakers, in spite of growing concerns among citizen’s groups and calls for...
A global stage at Jazz Festival
Entertainment with Margot Thomas THE PANAMA JAZZ Festival (PJF) has broadened its appeal this year with the introduction of The...
Martinelli loses extradition appeal
LAWYERS for ex-president Ricardo Martinelli who has been flaunting his invitation to the Donald J Trump inauguration on Jan 20,...
Satellite falls on Bocas del Toro
A SATELLITE belonging to the Google Loon project designed to give internet access to remote communities fell in the community...
Citizens Forum asks public hearings on electoral reform
THE POLITICAL deals that led to the appointment of a new Electoral Tribunal judge, and rulings over donations to political...
Local Transparency International leader resigns
CARLOS GASNELL president of Panama's chapter of Transparency International (TI) has resigned. He has been with the agency for eight...
