Three Panama patients await heart transplants
FOLLOWING Panama’s first successful heart transplant last year there are three male patients on a waiting list say health authorities....
Month: May 2017
Bridge of Americas work nears completion
WORK on the Bridge of the Americas which has spanned three administrations is within two weeks of completion according to...
Largest ship transits Canal as forecast rate doubles
THE LARGEST vessel to ever navigate the Panama Canal passed through on Tuesday, May 2. The Cosco Development which has a capacity of 13,992...
Power blackout probe opened
ADMINISTRATIVE proceedings have been opened against the electric transmission company Etesa following explosions at the substation in Condado del Rey...
WORLD VIEW: US Ally Gets Life for Crimes Against Humanity
By Jonathan Power LAST MAY a court in Senegal convicted and sentenced to life-imprisonment Hissene Habre, the former ruler of...
Lawyer fingers Martinelli sons
THE FORMER LAWYER of the two sons of ex- president Ricardo Martinelli is a key link in their money laundering...
Panama workers mark Labor Day
HUNDREDS of Panamanians from across the country gathered in Plaza 5 de Mayo on Monday, May 1, to join in...
Civil society protests “charity” bazaars
SECTORS of organized civil groups are protesting the welfare bazaars that President Juan Carlos Varela, has been organizing in different communities since the beginning...
Copa on Wall Street roll as pilots mull strike
WHILE OVER 1,000 pilots of Copa Airlines are considering strike action, the shares of Copa Holdings are riding high on...
WORLD VIEW: NAFTA winners and losers
By Rodrigo Zeirdan LATE APRIL saw an odd couple of days for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the 23-year-old...
