Country arrest for ex-ambassador in laundering probe
Former Panamanian Ambassador to South Korea, Dr Jaime Lasso who was the link-man between Oderbrecht the Brazilian construction company and the...
Month: March 2020
$70 million to fight virus with 36 cases confirmed
Panama’s government has allocated $70 million to fight coronavirus as 9 more confirmed cases brought the total by 4 pm...
Consumer protection watchdog eyes soaring fruit prices
In Merca Panama, the largest agricultural market in the volume of products offered has fallen and prices have climbed...
Coronavirus reduces Panama growth projections
The Bank of America in a Match 11 report reduced projections of Panama's economic growth due to the coronavirus The...
Coronavirus death linked to traveling teacher
Panama’s first coronavirus victim, Norato González, principal of the Monsignor Francisco Beckman school, likely caught the virus from a teacher...
OPINION :Unscrupulous legislators hide behind virus shield
The dishonor in coronavirus time is highlighted in the National Assembly. The parents of the country took advantage of the distraction...
Mayo Clinic develops covid-19 test
ROCHESTER, Minn. Mar 12 ― The Mayo Clinic has developed a test that can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in clinical...
License plate renewal online with delivery discount
Taxpayers will be able to pay vehicle traffic tax (license plate) online and the cost of delivery will be $...
President declares state of national emergency
As the number of cases confirmed cases of coronavirus in Panama rose to 27, President Laurentino in a televised broadcast...
Ex security chiefs wiretap jail terms confirmed as boss Martinelli roams free
Panama’s Second Superior Court of Justice confirmed the sentence of 50 months in prison for the crime of inviolability of secrecy...
President Cortizo "in perfect health"
President Laurentino Cortizo is "in perfect health" and he has not been tested for the coronavirus. "It is not necessary...
Saturday and Sunday Catholic Masses Canceled
While Catholic churches will remain, open masses on Saturday and Sunday will be in canceled because of the coronavirus crisis...
