Panama Wants More as Contract with Minera Stymied
A bill approving a contract between the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MICI) and t Minera Panama) which has invested...
Month: May 2019
Sex-video on social media prompts woman’s suicide
Spanish police are investigating the suicide of a young woman after the dissemination of a video of a sexual nature...
Chiriqui deluge rockets vegetable prices
Heavy rains in Chiriqui, the source of 80% of vegetables sold in the Panama Merca have caused shortages and price...
Doorways to Panama's history
In 2019 we celebrate the 500 years of foundation of the city of Panama. This commemoration has been the best...
Cortizo vows constitution referedum in a year
Laurentino Nito CortizoPanama’s president-elect seems determined to distance himself from the plodding ways which earned his predecessor the “tortoise sobriquet....
School ship for maritime cadets on Cortizo priority list
President-elect, Laurentino Cortizo made a commitment during his election campaign that the country would acquire a school ship to complete...
Finance Ministry income projections off by 24,9%
Panama’s outgoing Finance Ministry (MEF) came up $526 million or 24.9% short in its projections of revenue in the first...
Corrupted jailers get prison terms
Five former employees of Panama’s Penitentiary System (SPN) who were part of a corruption network in the system, are among...
The Weapon of Terror
In the course of the trial for violation of privacy and private communications, known as the case of punctures,...
Waterspout hits land in Colon
Vehicles and roofs were damaged in Colon province on Monday when a waterspout hit land accompanied by tornadic winds and...
