OPINION: Politicians sidelining culture
Between the years 2019 and 2021 will be commemorated, respectively, the fifth centenary of the foundation of the Panama City...
Month: September 2018
US State Dept summons regional embassy heads for Taiwan talks
As Panama continues to strengthen trade relations with China, The United States State Department has summoned the US Charge d'Affaires...
Jail sentence doubled for American tourist murder and rape
The 12-year jail term imposed on an 18-year-old Panamanian for the murder and rape of a young American woman in Bocas...
OPINION: Assembly sinners seek PR redemption
The National Assembly seeks to improve its image and strengthen positive appreciation about the negatives that dominates public opinion....
Another Lawmaker charged in Assembly payroll scam
Two additional criminal complaints against a Democratic Change deputy were filed in the Supreme Court by Panama’s Comptroller General on...
OPINION : Silencing the media via the courts
The judicial harassment of the media, journalists, and people who express themselves on issues through social networks should be a...
WORLDVIEW; Nike ad campaign -Activism or capitalism?
Gil Scott-Heron famously noted that the revolution would not be right back after a message, would not go better with...
MEDIAWATCH: Watergate journalists Trump book grabs world attention
A new account of the Donald Trump administration from esteemed American journalist Bob Woodward has plunged the US president into...
Accused deputy demands apology
POLITICAL party hopper Carlos Tito Afú, who for now has come to rest in Cambio Democrático (CD), has given journalist...
18 human trafficking gangs busted
The Panamanian authorities have dismantled 18 criminal networks dedicated to human trafficking. Over 200 victims of human trafficking have been...
HEALTH: blood pressure pill alert
The Department of Pharmacy and Drugs of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) issued an alert on Wednesday, September 5 for...
