Winners and losers battle for share of Assembly spoils
THREE DAYS After Panama’s elections in which a number of the old guard National Assembly deputies were ousted from what...
Month: May 2019
22-year-old political giant killer creates history
Juan Diego Vásquez a 22-year-old political neophyte running as an independent has become the most voted candidate in Panama. ...
Taboga mayor pays for environmental gaff
Among those swept aside in the election was Ramón Ramos, the flamboyant mayor of Taboga, who tried to make a...
OPINION: Sanitizing the Assembly
Although the composition of the new National Assembly that will take office on July 1 is not fully defined, there...
Constitutional reform in first 100 days says Cortizo
Constitutional reform, in the first 100 days of his presidency is a priority of president-elect, Laurentino 'Nito' Cortizo, h...
Varela rebel son happy to lose title
A few hours after having passed the elections and a few days before the end of his father's government, DJ...
S&P raises Banco General rating
Following on the April 29 of the recent improvement in the rating of the Republic of Panama. by the...
Winners, Losers and disappeared
All elections produce winners and losers, but sometimes those on the flip side of the coin gain a hidden prize....
Gas Tank keeps Sexual Buffalo at bay
José Luis Fábrega (PRD), nicknamed “Gas Tank”, is the new mayor of Panama He was elected with a total...
Nito Cortizo Panama’s next president
The Electoral Tribunal (TE) declared Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo 66, of the PRD winner of the presidential campaign and president-elect...
5-time world champion’s vote delayed over missing ID
Panama’s most famed boxing hero, Roberto “hands of stone” Duran flew back from viewing a fight in Las Vegas to...
Suspended priest resurfaces to vote
The Catholic priest David Cosca who has not been seen in public since he was separated from his duties...
