New property appraisals not on the cards
THE PRESIDENTIAL Decree 130, which brought hundreds of protesting tax payers and scores of SPI (presidential security personnel) onto the...
Month: June 2017
12 Apostles death squad trial set
THE YOUNGER brother of former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe's has been called to trial accused of sponsoring the creation of...
CD presidential candidate Odebrecht funding probe
THE MAN ex-president Ricardo Martinelli chose to be his successor, returned on Monday June 12, to face the Special Anticorruption...
OPINION: Varela’s Lasting Legacy Opportunity
Hoyporhoy: La Prensa, June 12 AT THE END of this year, the terms of Supreme Court judges of Oydén Ortega...
Panama plans to end child labor by 2020
HUNDREDS of Panamanians joined a parade on the Cinta Costera on Sunday, June 11 to show their support for the...
Presidential decree on hold after protest
ON SATURDAY, June 10, hundreds of citizens concerned about changes to home taxation and mandatory upward re-evaluation of property gathered...
WORLD VIEW: Expanding cities needaffordable housing
WITH cities around the world continuing to expand, there is an urgent demand for "affordable " housing as Panama is learning...
MEDIA WATCH: Health Care Complicated – Welcome to Middle East
Fareed Zakaria in the Washington Post PRESIDENT TRUMP returned from his first overseas trip convinced that he had unified the...
Teacher guidelines on sex education upcoming
SEX EDUCATION guidelines for teachers in Panama schools should be ready in two or three months says Deputy Minister of...
Citizens protest near Varela residence
HUNDREDS of Panamanian marched on the Cinta Costera on Saturday June 10 and after some initial pushing and shoving with...
Panamas unchecked road slaughter hits new highs
CRIME RELATED deaths are the ones that linger longer in the public perception, but slaughter on Panama’s highways and city...
Mayor puts people first in parking spat
MAYOR JOSÉ ISABEL BLANDÓN dug his heels in this week, making it clear to opponents that the decision to recover...
