Weekend alert for Pacific Coast beaches
A prevention alert for Panama’s Pacific Coast was issued by the Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) at noon on Friday and...
Month: July 2019
New procurement law lets Odebrecht into the ring
Procurement law draft lets Odebrecht into the ring Odebrecht, the Brazilian company that has been the beneficiary of billions of...
Taxi and motorcycle cop paddle in concrete
With no clearly visible signage, A police motorcyclist and a taxi ended up stuck in freshly poured concrete where repair...
Hospital reports lag as influenza death toll climbs to 33
Health Minister Rosario Turner Montenegro, confirmed on Wednesday, July 11 that the death toll from the influenza virus this year...
Robbery-kidnap gang behind bars
Four men and a woman who were arrested on the Amador Causeway on Tuesday, July 9 after a police chase...
Hospital normalized after Health Minister meeting
Service will return to normal at Hospital Santo Tomas following a Thursday street march and a meeting between the leadership...
School ceiling collapse predicted by students, staff
Parents and staff of the Institute Jose Dolores Moscote in Parque Lefevre complained on Thursday. July 11 that warnings...
Schools test escape plans after new quake and aftershocks
A seismic movement of 4.4 degrees shook the western area of Chiriqui on Thursday morning. It was followed by two...
2.5 billion bond issues to pay debts, finance investments
Bond issues authorized by the Cabinet Council on Tuesday. will be used partly to meet commitments for maturing debt...
New children’s hospital gets Supreme Court green light
AFTER a 15-year hiatus a new Children’s Hospital is close to getting a green light says Panama Minister of Health,...
“Good government” flirts with bad habits
A decision of the Ministry of the Presidency. to postpone the competitions to fill administrative positions has re-ignited fears that...
