Overcrowding not UV alerts frustrate revelers
Hundreds of frustrated would-be revelers who, in spite of repeated extreme UV alerts from the Civil Protection Service (Sinaproc) arrived ...
Month: March 2019
Venezuelan events “a coup attempt”
Venezuela’s ambassador to the European Union (EU), Claudia Salerno, has described events in her country as a coup attempt," in...
Retiree hospitalized after killer bee attack
Two days after the death of a man attacked by African killer bees in Herrera, a 75-year-old is under observation...
148,000 vehicles head back to city
Over 148,000 vehicles that left Panama during Carnival began their return early on Tuesday, March 5 with the slow crawl...
Justice follows environmentalist murder
The murder of an indigenous environmentalist who exposed the construction of a hydroelectric plant in Honduras has led to accusations against...
OPINION: Criticism of Israel misrepresented as Anti-Semitism
By Jonathan Power After the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in AD 70 the Jews were thrust into the...
1,4,000 Carnival traffic fines, 623 impaired
Over 14,000 fines for traffic infractions were handed out in the first two days of Carnival in Panama. Some...
Appeals in airport scam denied
Two appeals filed by businessman Gabriel Btesh, under investigation for alleged embezzlement crimes from Tocumen International Airport have been...
Panama public debt nears $26 billion
Panama's public debt on as January 31 was $25.602 billion, an increase of $2.218 billion compared to the same month...
OPINION: A no dirty tricks election
Today the electoral campaign begins for in the face of the May 5 elections. During the next 60 days,...
Panama election runners get green light
In the midst of Carnival celebrations, Panama politicians got the green light on Monday, March 4 to begin trumpeting their...
