President Cortizo took over “disorganized disaster”
When Panama President Laurentino Nito Cortizo took over the reins of the country he found a disaster in public finances,...
Month: January 2020
International media report Martinelli to alleged FCC bribery probe
The name of former Panama president Ricardo Martinelli has again surfaced in international media carrying reports of the scores of...
2019 murders reach 463 as gangs fight for control
A dramatic spike of 70 murders in Panama in December ensured that there would be more killings in 2019 than...
Russia holds Maduro aid plan as opponent popularity sinks
Russia is waiting for the president of the National Assembly (AN) of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, to leave office before sending...
Multiple challenges for Panama government in 2020
Some of the main challenges facing the Lorentino Cortizo government in 2020 include:. The debt of the Non-Financial Public Sector...
First woman # 2 takes office at Panama Canal
Internationally renowned engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta, who played a lead role in the expansions of the Panama Canal took...
“Worst ever” minimum wage adjustment
The new minimum wage adjustment which ranges from, 1% in the struggling hotel sector to 8% in the “green...
Challenges ahead for the Canal
We celebrate - with abundant and justified reasons - the twentieth anniversary of the transfer of the Canal to Panamanian...
