Testing of Metro Line 2 trains for WYD
TESTING of the new passenger carriages that will be used on Line 2 of the Metro, with the arrival of...
Month: January 2019
Independent presidential runners bring new hope
The debut in the political arena of the candidatures for the free postulation has stumbled. On the one hand, aspiring...
Police clash with metal scavengers at old market site
A group of Curundú residents who entered the old Mercado de Abastos, (Agricultural Market) to grab the metal from the old...
Regional WYD pilgrims phased arrival
Pilgrims from Central America will make up the largest block of participants in World Youth Day,(WYD) January 22-23 -the...
Super red moon will usher in WYD week
The week of World Youth Day (WYD) in Panama will begin with a total lunar eclipse which will create a...
IMF predicts Panama 6.3% growth rate
Panama’s growth rate will rebound to above six percent in 2019 after a year in which growth was at the lowest...
Panama named best country for US retirees
Panama has been named by International Living magazine as the best retirement place forUS citizens in 2019 Panama ranked first...
Officials arrested in bail scam probe
Simultaneous raids on government offices and homes have led to the arrest of officials in a criminal network providing certificates...
Saturday road toll: 2 dead,3 injured
A 25-years old motorcyclist died in hospital six hours after colliding with a taxi making an illegal turn on a...
Fugitive ex-cop surrenders to start 30-year femicide sentence
Carlos Iván Chávez, a former National Police first sergeant who went on the run after being sentenced to 30...
Truckers protest transportation rules
OVER a hundred articulated trucks and cars, belonging to Panamanian cargo transporters joined a protest caravan in Chiriqui on Saturday,...
Business leaders negate Varela referendum ploy
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce has added its voice to the growing opposition to President Varela’s plan to tack-on to upcoming...
