3 crash deaths lift years total to 102
THE DEATHS of three men in an early morning traffic accident in Los Santos province brought the total of highway...
Month: March 2017
WORLD VIEW: Deadly peacocks tail over North Korea
By Jonathan Power ROCKET launches galore in North Korea. Colors and flames in the sky. It’s all a bit like...
Government donates millions to Catholic church
BY MARCH this year the government of Juan Carlos Varela has allocated another $8.4 million more to religious matters mostly...
Money laundering: eyes on nonprofit groups
AN EXECUTIVE decree is being prepared to mandate greater control to increase the control of not-for-profit organizations in Panama to...
Teatro Nacional repairs still in the air
CLOSED since 2015, Panama’s much loved Teatro Nacional, a tourist attraction and a staple for cultural performances ranging from opera...
Team arrives to audit Panama lawmakers
WHAT COULD prove to be the most thorough investigation of the secretive world of Panama’s National Assembly, began on Monday,...
ENVIRONMENT: The deforestation dilemma
Despite advanced monitoring systems and global initiatives and policies aimed at preserving the world’s rainforests, controversy remains over whether deforestation...
Yellow Submarines in Panama and Antarctica
IT’S BRITISH Week in Panama with a free showing of the Iconic Yellow Submarine movie in Centennial Park on Thursday...
Bridge of Americas 6 year repair job near end
REPAIR WORK on the Bridge of The Americas, that began over six years ago with a near $83 million price...
OPINION: Time to clean out the Assembly circus
A La Prensa investigation into the distribution of scores of millions of dollars in donations and contracts by members of...
MEDIA WATCH: Trump,Sanders fire-up– To hell with both houses
By Daniel Malley OZY The son of a steelworker and a hairdresser, both emigrants from Mexico, he grew up...
WORLD VIEW : Challenges for US Saudi ally
By Elodie Pichon 2017 WILL BE a challenging year for Saudi Arabia, which is losing its leadership position in the...
