Three deaths from H1N1 virus
THE AH1N1 virus claimed three lives in Panama in July in spite of a $10 million dollar investment in vaccines...
Month: August 2017
Martinellis ping-pong detention
MIAMI’s ATTORNEY GENERAL and the US Marshal’s Service have asked Federal Judge Edwin Torres to deny the transfer of ex-president ...
Police grab narco ambulance
A SOCIAL SECURITY (CSS) ambulance from Soná Hospital in Veraguas was stopped on the Pan-American Highway near the Fonseca River...
Panama ex-president extradition hearing, Aug 23
THE EXTRADITION hearing for Panama’s ex-president Ricardo Marinell, in Miami has been reset for Wednesday, August 23, at the request...
Panama moves against plastic shopping bags
PLASTIC bags in Panama shops and supermarkets are on the way out pending the signature of President Juan Carlos Varela....
OPINION: Plastic pollution outweighs benefits
PLASTIC is a product of human creation derived from petroleum. Its use has been fundamental for the economic progress of...
ENVIRONMENT: 2016 hottest year on record
JUST DAYS after President Trump officially informed the United Nations of his plan to remove the U.S. from the...
Twitter catchwords and voodoo science hold court
By Stephen Cooper IN JANUARY 2016, bemoaning that "the more people talk about improving the use of forensic science in...
OPINION: Panamas infamous parasitic politicians
THE REACTION of elected officials who have labeled state owned property with their names is predominantly cynical: a compendium of...
US Vice-president in Panama August 17
US VICE-PRESIDENT Mike Pence is scheduled to leave the White House turmoil on Thursday August 17 and head for Panama...
Another lawmaker flouts the law
PANAMENISTA deputy Katleen Levy is back in the public spotlight for breaking the rules that forbid the use of names...
MEDIA WATCH: Trump Venezuela sanctions ‘badge of honor’
The Week (UK) August 10 THE TRUMP administration imposed sanctions on eight more individuals loyal to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro...
