New food safety group with wider powers
The Panama Food Safety Authority (Aupsa) will be replaced and in its stead will be the National Service of...
Month: November 2019
Peru jails 14 lawyers as Panama sleeps
While Panama’s search for justice in the Odebrecht bribery scandal has yet to put any prominent figures from previous administrations...
Triple killer told victims he was paid $90,000
Witnesses of the execution of three people in Soná, in Veraguas, on Saturday afternoon recounted in court that the alleged...
US Congressional delegation in Panama
A 10-person US Congressional delegation led by Steve Scalise, from Louisiana arrived in Panama on Tuesday, November 5 to "reaffirm...
OPINION: Partisanship vs democracy
The US House of Representatives seeks greater access to White House officials who are aware of Donal Trump's alleged efforts...
WORLDVIEW: Brexit a plot doomed to failure
By Jonathan Power Before there was Brexit there was Amexit- when the Americans in 1776 decided to revolt against Britain’s...
Air Europa sale will power up Madrid-America links
Iberia, a subsidiary of the British-Spanish-British group IAG, reached an agreement to buy the Spanish airline Air Europa, putting ...
Five in detention for triple slaughter
Five people, three men and two women charged with homicide, wrongful association to and attempted homicide following a triple murder...
Aeronaval units seize almost two tons of drugs
A boat off the coast of Los Santos carrying 2,001 packets of drugs totaling almost two tons was seized by...
Turtle spotting time on Isla Cañas
It’s turtle spotting time on Isla Cañas, in the Tonos district, when hundreds of turtles, at least four species, of...
Cost of national flag on tallest building raises eyebrows
The reported near $70,000 price tag for a three-minute illumination of the world’s tallest building with the Panamanian flag has...
