Martinelli ally hopes to thwart Varela appointments
The controversial chairman president of the National Assembly Credentials Committee the deputy Sergio "Chello" Gálvez, the self-described “sexual buffalo”...
Month: May 2019
Twin raids in $9 million sports scam probe
The Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office carried out simultaneous raids on Thursday, May 23 in Santa Ana and Parque Lefevre on...
ENVIRONMENT: 20,000 on standby for Panama Reforestation Day
Over 20,000 volunteers will plant 40,000 trees throughout Panama to mark the country’s fifth National Day of Reforestation on June...
OPINION: President's sad procrastination
At the end of his administration, the President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela, makes one last attempt to assert...
Two dead in speeding busito accident
A highway accident that took the lives of two people motorcyclist and a minibus driver on the Penonomé-Pajonal route...
$614 million contract for new children’s hospital
After six years of prevarication, the Ministry of Health has selected a company for the construction of a $614...
Chinese Line 3 bidder in corruption upset
A Chinese company in the running for the construction of Line 3 of the Panama Metro, been accused of corruption...
Second nominee for Canal board opts out
Panama’s ambassador to of Panama in the United States, Emanuel González-Revilla, became the second of the nominees to the...
Appeals against Capira deputy and mayor election rejected
In the see-saw world of Panama politics, the Third Electoral Court rejected on May 22 the objection against the election ...
Gasoline prices continue fall
Gasoline prices will fall two cents a liter on Friday, May 24. The 95-octane gasoline will drop to .85 cents...
OPINION: Vested interests block cheaper energy
The energy policy of Panama must become a proposal of State strategies, which do not vary according to the administration...
Panama economy up 3.41% in first quarter
The Panamanian economy grew 3.41% in the first quarter of the year when compared to the same period of...
