WORLD VIEW: Did Trump lie about Syria gassing ?
By Jonathan Power Are our governments economical with the truth, if not maliciously misleading? Do governments the world over lie?...
Month: April 2017
26 schoolgirl pregnancies a day in first quarter
PANAMA, where sex education in schools is widely opposed, recorded over 26 schoolgirl t pregnancies a day in the first...
Francolini lawyers stall another hearing
THE PRELIMINARY hearing in the Caja de Ahorros (CA) $9 million loan case was adjourned on Monday, Apr.10 as the lawyers...
CONCACAF trio plans World Cup 26 bid
THREE MEMBERS of The Football Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean (CONCACAF) that includes Panama, announced on Monday, July...
Taxi death pushes highway toll past 140
A 33-YEAR-OLD taxi driver became the 32nd person to die in a traffic accident in Cocle Province in 2017. The...
ENVIRONMENT: World water challenge
Mobilizing global partnerships between national governments supported by the United Nations, aid agencies and development banks is the game-changer needed...
Opportunity knocks for Panama tourism boss
PANAMA’S capital city will more than double its current population during the World Youth Day (WYD) according to the administrator...
Dead Peace Corps volunteer identified
THE US PEACE Corps volunteer whose body was found in a creek in the Ngabe Buglé district on Saturday April...
Parachutists set record after jumper death
Parachutists from 17 countries set a new free diving record on Sunday Apr 9 in Panama with 20 participants, organizers...
Second parachutist badly injured
SOON AFTER a Mexican parachutist died while rehearsing for a record breaking group event in Contradora on Saturday April 8,...
Panama receives World Youth Day cross
A GROUP of young Panamanians received a four meter cross that has traveled the world for 33 years since Pope...
Peace Corps volunteer found dead in creek
THE BODY of an American Peace Corps volunteer, was found on Saturday afternoon, April 8 in a stream in the...
