Varela opens Climate change and human trafficking conference
President, Juan Carlos Varela inaugurated the Laudato conference at the headquarters of the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino), in Amador...
Month: January 2019
Proteting pensioners create city-wide gridlock
Panama jubilados (retirees) brought traffic across Panama City to a virtual halt for over three hours on Monday, January 21,...
Two arrests in posting of doctored “hot”photos
Two men allegedly involved in the dissemination through the social networks of photoshopped images showing Panama’s Attorney General Kenia Porcell...
OPINION: A pilgrim reality check.
By Corina Rueda Borrero* Dear Pilgrim, I imagine that at this moment you are anxiously packing your bags, buying small...
Hit and run drivers in two of four road deaths
FOUR people died and two were seriously injured on Panama roads on Saturday, Jan 19, and two of the deaths...
Four-hour blackout closes Metro cuts water hits business
After a four- and -a- half- hour massive electricity blackout on Sunday, January 20 authorities while stating that the exact...
16th Panama Jazz Festival’s final bow
The 16th edition of the Panama Jazz Festival ended its six-day star-studded cornucopia of musical and educational events on Saturday,...
WYD payback in doubt as predictions falter
Views on the payback from the $61 million price tag attached to hosting Word Youth Day vary widely from the...
Speeding bus accident injures 17 passengers
Seventeen passengers were injured including children and senior citizens when a packed speeding green devil (retired former school bus) traveling...
Casco Viejo open to public during WYD say merchants
Mixed messages from the World Youth Day(WYD) Organizers, about mobility routes during the event coupled with a perceived reduction in...
Teenager drowned in Panama West
A Fifteen-year-old boy lost his life while swimming on Saturday, January 19, in Nuevo Emperador, Panamá Oeste. The director of the National...
