Panama flooding, more heavy rain coming
HEAVY rains accompanied by electrical activity led to renewed flooding in several parts of the capital city on Monday, July...
Month: July 2018
Child in Hospital Del Nino ICU marks 40th hantavirus case
A nine-year-old, child from Cambutal de Tonosí, was transferred to intensive care in The Hospital Del Nino on Monday. July...
Sick Martinelli hearing recessed
The Supreme Court Prosecutor Harry Diaz and lawyers representing victims in the proceedings against former President Ricardo Martinelli, for alleged...
OPINION: Political cynicism or crime?
As expected, the legislative pact between the Revolutionary Party (PRD) Democrático and Cambio Democrático (CD)re-elected deputy Yanibel Ábrego as President...
Deaths in La Joya and La Joyita prisons
The deaths of two prisoners who had none of the home comforts awarded to ex-president Ricardo Martinelli were announced by...
Jailed Martinelli asks maid service, TV, and home comforts
Former President Ricardo Martinelli, who spent a year less a day in a sparse cell in a US detention center,...
Changing of the Canal Guard
In September 2019, the Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority Jorge Luis Quijano is set to retire after 44 years...
Heavy rain alert, floods, landslides
The Emergency Operations Center of the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) has extended the 72-hour heavy rain warning for through...
Panama president claims social peace
Panama ’s current administration has focused on maintaining social peace in the last four years according to President Juan Carlos...
Convenience marriage reelects Assembly boss
The marriage of convenience between the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) and the Cambio Democrático (CD), achieved its objective of reelecting...
Metro Line 2 airport extension bids delayed
The delivery of proposals for the design and construction of the extension of Metro Line 2 that will connect the...
Panamas perennial Qualified Staff Shortfall
Panama's perennial middle-level labor shortage continues and over 35 percent of companies in Panama have difficulties filling job positions, mainly intermediate positions...
