Environment Minister resigns
PANAMA’S Environment Minister Mirei Endara announced her resignation, minutes after signing two decrees to help drive tourism in the Volcan...
Month: March 2017
OPINION: The Cost of slashing Public Funding
By Mark Scheinbaum MIAMI (March 18, 2017)—President Trump’s budget proposal for this year eliminates government funding of public broadcasting, and...
OPINION: Rulers without plans
Hoyporhoy La Prensa, Mar. 18 IN PANAMA politicians are accustomed to improvising. Planning, for the most part does not go...
Fast action call as Odebrecht clock ticks
THE 30 DAY deadline regulating investigations into organized crime in the case involving bribes paid in Panama by Odebrecht through...
WORLD VIEW: Hijab ruling opens EU Pandora’s box
By Sara Silvestri EMPLOYERS across Europe have been given the green light to ban staff from wearing religious and political...
Panama permanent tourist era ending
PERMANENT TOURISTS in Panama will soon be a thing of the past according to new immigration regulations. Foreigners living in...
Cuba offers medical scholarships for FARC fighters
CUBA has offered both the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas one thousand scholarships to study medicine in the island —...
National Assembly donations ruled unconstitutional
THE “DONATIONS” handed out by lawmakers in the National Assembly are unconstitutional says Panama’s Supreme Court. The ruling came on...
Scandals continue as IMF lowers Panama growth forecast
CORRUPTION scandals and “ reputational risks” have played a role in The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowering its forecast for...
School bus driver crushed by own vehicle
THE DRIVER of a school bus who failed to put the parking brake on when she was unloading a small...
HEALTH WATCH: Milk May Contribute to Childhood Obesity
By Michael Greger, M.D. WE’VE KNOWN that breastfed infants may be protected against obesity later in life for more than...
Irish motorist targeted by gunmen on eve of St Patrick
TWO ARMED MEN on a motorcycle sent a hail of bullets into a Ford van driven by an Irishman in...
