Construction strike moving to day 4
Representatives of the construction employers’ chamber (CAPAC) and the workers’ union (Suntracs) returned n to the negotiating table on Friday,...
Month: April 2018
ENVIRONMENT: Who needs big brother?
No city can afford to wait for the federal government to step up in the fight for urban sustainability. Some...
Martinelli moment of truth nears
AN ATLANTA based US federal court of appeals has convened a hearing for "oral arguments" on the bail of Panama’s...
Tax exemptions cost Panama $727 million
PANAMA has the lowest rate of tax collection in relation to the GDP in Latin America and income tax exemptions...
Comptroller moves on $300 million worker insurance scam
Panama’s comptroller, Federico Humbert, sent a letter on Thursday, April 19 to Social Security Fund (CSS), Director Alfredo Martiz, asking...
Construction strike talks resume
Representatives of 90,000 striking construction workers (Suntracs) and the employers’ guild (Capac) returned to the negotiating table at 3 p.m....
Panama-Venezuela “dialogue bridge” collapses
A meeting between high-level delegations from Panama and Venezuela to help resolve the soured relations between the two countries was...
DNA tests confirm identity of dead girl
A YEAR after her disappearance, Chiriqui , authorities have confirmed that the remains found by a fisherman in Estero Rico...
Colon condemns Varela innaction
Hundreds of citizens, many dressed in black marched from various start points in Colon to converge on the center of...
Colon gears up for black day of protests
Another day of protests organized by the Committee for the Salvation of Colon will start at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday,...
STRIKE :Construction guild oks new pay offer
After six months of negotiations which ended with a strike of 90,000 construction workers the representatives of the employers’ guild...
Officials blasted for coverage of pistol-packing child
A PANAMA lawyer lashed out on Wednesday, April 18 at local media and social networks that carried detailed information about...
