October Rainfall in Canal Basin Lowest Ever
The lakes in the Panama Canal basin that supply water to more than half of the population of the country,...
Month: October 2019
University march on Assembly brings conflict and reform agreement
A march to the National Assembly by, faculty and students of the University of Panama (UP) on Tuesday, October 22...
Amador convention center white knight for slumping tourism
As the tourism and hotel industry in Panama continues its downward trend the Tourism Authority (ATP) has given the go-ahead...
Legislator accused of sex crimes under house arrest
LEGISLATOR Arquesio charged with the alleged commission of crimes against integrity and sexual freedom when he was a doctor in...
WORLDVIEW: Time to end the West’s break with Russia
By Jonathan Power It’s time overdue for the West to make up with Russia. The contretemps over Ukraine now played...
Students block highway to bridge demanding principal’s removal
Students of the National Institute closed Avenida de los Martires the principal road to the Bridge of the Americas on...
E-cigarette and marijuana peddlers get 11 and 15 years in plea deal
Two members of a ring selling electronic cigarettes and liquid marijuana in Panama, with private school students included among customers...
Panama’s “obsolete” security structure to be revamped
Panama’s security structure is obsolete and will be revamped with the creation of a Vice Ministry of Integral Security says...
Sex crimes against young girls leap 64%
Crimes against freedom and sexual integrity involving adolescent girls leaped from 2,209 in 2017 to 3,640, in 2018, an increase...
Panama’s cloaked sexual abuse shame
Crimes against the freedom and sexual integrity of minors are increasing in Panamanian society. And although the figures are already...
