COVID-19 cases surge to 13,643 with 336 deaths
A surge of 445 new cases of COVID-19 on the eve of the ending of quarantine brought the total of...
Month: May 2020
Hospital neurosurgery wing closed as virus hits 19 medical staff
The Neurosurgery wing of the Arnulfo Arias Madrid CSS Hospital Complex has been closed after 19 health workers,-doctors, nurses, and...
Prisoner with coronavirus dies in Santiago jail
The Ministry of Government (Mingob), confirmed on Sunday, May 31 the death of a prisoner in Santiago who had tested...
Quarantine lifting a “path to normalization”
The second stage of the move to reopen economic activity the country which begins on Monday, June 1 is only...
More storms and flooding through Wednesday
More heavy rains and storms like those that have caused flooding .and landslides over the weekend have been forecast through...
OPINION: Doing More Wth Less
OPINION: Doing More with LessIn Panama’s government there has been no financial decrease in the last 31 years. The challenge...
Over 39,000 detained for flouting quarantine
Until Saturday, May 30, the National Police units had detained a total of 38,860 and counting people in the country...
Doctors fear for health system with early re-opening
The Association of Doctors and Specialists of Santo Tomás Hospital have warned that the re-opening of business activities may...
June 1 move to normality with caveats as infections surge
On Monday, June 1 Panama’s quarantine rules the toughest on the continent will be lifted and the country will take...
17 Grammy awards winner calls out equal marriage deniers
Panamanian singer-songwriter Rubén Blades defended equal marriage and applauded its implementation this week in Costa Rica, On his social networks,...
Delivery man shooting was self defense say police
The shooting of a motor-cycle delivery man by a police officer on Friday afternoon, May 29 was “legitimate defense” says...
Saving the Canal from political vampires
So far this year, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has faced the climate challenge, which reduced the amount of water...
