80% no-shows for Martinellis CD elections
WITH a turnout of only 20% of its 342,045 members for its internal elections on Sunday, Oct 14, Panama’s Democratic...
Month: October 2017
Alleged cop killers in court Monday
THE ALLEGED killers of two National policemen who were gunned down on the Corridor North on Saturday, August 14 will...
Transparency International new president
ARGENTINA’S Delia Matilde Ferreira Rubio was elected as the new president of corruption fighting Transparency International (TI), at the annual...
Low turn out for CD internal elections
BY NOON on Sunday, Alma Cortés, the stand-in president of Panama’s Democratic Change (CD) Party) had acknowledged a low turnout...
WORLDVIEW: Education doesnt mean jobs for women
By Sarah Kaplan & Rachel Goodman THE RECENT “International Day of the GirL” was greeted with a flurry of social...
Traitors vs old guard in CD elections
THE DEMOCRATIC Change Party members headed to 1,079 voting stations scattered across the country on Sunday, Oct.15, to determine whether...
Panama price index up one percent
THE CONSUMER price index in Panama rose one percent in the first nine months according to data from the National...
Metro problems delay Saturday travelers
TECHNICAL problems in a Metro Line 1 train at the San Miguelito Station caused stoppages on the six stations from...
Dengue alert in Chiriqui
WITH SIX WEEKS of the rainy season still ahead the number of cases of dengue in Chiriqui has already passed...
Contingency plan for missed medical appointments
A CONTINGENCY plan for the rescheduling of thousands Social Security (CSS) medical appointments and surgeries that were cancelled on Wednesday,...
Two police officers gunned down
TWO National Police officers were gunned down at a check point on the Corridoe=r North in Chilibre, on Saturday, October 14....
9 high profile criminals captured in Panama
NINE high profile criminals sought by Interpol have been captured in Panama, said Public Security, Minister Alexis Bethancourt, during a...
