3% of virus deaths among people over 60
Three out of every four people who die of coronavirus in Panama are over 60 years old leading doctors from...
Month: April 2020
Gang killings outnumber coronavirus deaths
With Panama in Covid-19, lockdown during the month of April the number of murders, largely linked to gang warfare eased...
Hungry protestors take to streets, block highways
There have been over 25 road closures across the country in recent days over lack of money to buy food...
Fake news with political aims
In recent weeks, purchases have been reported from State entities with obvious price premiums to the detriment of the credibility...
Street protests during pandemic risk lives
In the 51 days since the first case of COVID-19 in Panama, there have been 178 deaths and 6,378 accumulated...
Vice President backs insider sweetheart deal
Carlos Guillermo De Ycaza, a director of the state-controlled National Bank has garnered $2.6 million direct-purchase accounts for his marketing...
Hot seat VP orders report of national crisis umbrella spending
Panama Vice President, José Gabriel Carrizo, skirting the edge of a storm that threatens to cloud the image of the...
Near 90,000 job losses increasing by 2000 a day
Scores of thousands of Panamanians are without a job after the companies took advantage of a Decree allowing them to...
Copa boosts liquidity with $350 million bond issue
Copa Holdings, the parent company of Copa Airlines and Wingo, obtained financing of more than $645 million this month to ...
El Salvador lethal force could trigger violent gang response
Human rights activists in El Salvador fear that the call for the use of "lethal force" by Salvadoran President Nayib...
Influence peddlers rate above Panama scientists
While risking their lives and sacrificing their families, Panamanian scientists are fully dedicated to serving humanity, fighting Covid-19. The country...
