Interpol red alert called for Martinelli sons
ANTI-CORRUPTION Prosecutor Tania Sterling, has issued an arrest warrant, and asked Interpol to issue a red alret for the two...
Month: March 2017
POWER RATIONING begins March 20
MEASURES to ration the use of electric energy after the blackout on Friday in Panama city and province of Colón...
World Bank loan to aid indigenous people
THE WORLD BANK has loaned Panama $80 million to assist the indigenous population which forms 12% of the total inhabitants...
Blackout cost economy $1.3 million per hour
PANAMA’S power blackout on Friday March 16 cost the local economy some $1.3 million an hour according to The Chamber...
Expanded Canal marks 1,000th transit
THE CONTAINER ship MSC Anzu, from the Mediterranean Shipping Company on Sunday March 19, became the thousandth vessel to...
OPINION: Deputies on take run for cover
Hoyporhoy La Prensa Mar. 19 DURING the last two weeks, Panamanian society has shuddered to read reports of serious irregularities...
Swiss have 80 questions for Martinelli lawyer in laundering probe
THE ATTORNEY for the two sons of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli will have to answer 80 questions posed by Swiss Federal...
Arrest warrant outstanding for Irish shooting victim
THE IRISHMAN, Noel Anthony Donovan, who was shot and wounded on Thursday, Mar, 16 at the traffic lights near the...
Panama incentive for industrial investment
A new bill, agreed between the government and the private sector, expands tax incentives granted to companies in the sector...
Power outage closed clinics next day
TWO Social Security Fund (CSS) polyclinics were closed on Saturday March 18 following the power outage that plunged Panama and...
A tourist is a tourist not a resident – Varela
PANAMA PRESIDENT, Juan Carlos Varela, said Saturday, March 18, that there will be no more using of tourism permits to...
Free health insurance for Panama visitors mooted
FREE HEALTH INSURANCE for visitors to Panama is back on the table after the initial attempt was abandoned due to...
