Beware soliciting phony WYD pilgrims
While Panama authorities have been bussing street indigents from Panama City to the interior in advance of World Youth Day,(WYD/JMJ), ...
Month: January 2019
Power outages hit three provinces
Strong winds have caused power outages and interrupted electricity service in Coclé, Los Santos and Veraguas reports Naturgy Panama, formerly Natural ...
WYD preventive maintenance shuts down Metro Line 1
Line 1 of Panama Metro had a 45-minute delayed start on Thursday, January 17 due to electrical problems. The...
OPINION: Panama’s reality check
Both the bill that approves the Tax Code and the one that penalizes tax evasion were agreed by the Executive...
Public office closings for World Youth Day
Public and municipal offices Panama and San Miguelito (north) will be closed from January 23 to 25, to reduce traffic...
Three new hantavirus cases in Los Santos
Three cases of hantavirus have been confirmed by health authorities in the province of Los Santos where pilgrims are gathering...
Hoteliers want more spent on tourism promotion
The Panama Hotel Association (Apatel) is calling for more economic resources for the International Tourism Promotion Fund, which has a...
WYD: From fainting to Ebola, Panama readies
SOME 267 facilities of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) and the Social Security Fund (CSS) have been reinforced with personnel...
OPINION: Panama’s Musical Banquet
The Panama Jazz Festival, this time in its sixteenth version, offers a magnificent opportunity to learn and enjoy this genre...
Charges against protesting farmers withdrawn
Agricultural producers have vowed to continue their protests across the country until they get a meeting with President Juan Carlos...
$40 million gone missing,-only athletes care
La Prensa has been publishing the findings of an investigation for months that revealed that in this administration the...
