Over 62,000 return to work
A total of 62,019 labor contracts have been reactivated nationwide, says the Ministry of Labor (Mitradel) but by year-end the...
Month: September 2020
Another Panama Papers launderer jail bound
A 76-year-old accountant from Massachusetts was sentenced Thursday to 39 months in prison for tax evasion, money laundering and wire...
Pandemic halts Rio's world famed Sambadrome
The world-famous samba parade at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival scheduled for February 2021 will not take place due to...
No Panama Carnival celebrations in 2021
There will be no Carnival celebrations in Panama in February 2021 due to Covid-19 . says The Minister of Health,...
Bill to toughen drunk driver sentences advances
A bill that increases the jail term from eight to 15 years for drivers who are intoxicated when causing the...
Heavy rainfall allows ships with 50 ft draft to transit canal
After constant heavy rains, ships with a draft of 50 feet can now transit the Panama Canal for...
The spreading Assembly Virus
An old virus has appeared in the National Assembly: that of creating new townships. The deputies have been accurate: they...
Martinelli era fall guy stays jailed
Rafael Guardia Jaén, former director of the defunct National Aid Program (PAN), and one of the few corrupt high rollers...
!2 children with inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19
Twelve cases of Pediatric Multisystemic Inflammatory Syndrome, associated with Covid-19 have been registered at the Hospital del Niño (Children’s Hospital)...
Causeway operations to ensure covid rules compliance
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) and the Joint Task Force (FTC) have launched operations on the Amador Causeway to ensure...
New sanitary controls for foreigners and returning residents
Nationals, residents, and foreigners who enter the country from October 12 must comply with a set of sanitary controls confirmed...
Air Panama and Copa restart domestic flights with cut-price offers
Air Panama and Copa Airlines have declared themselves ready to resume domestic flights on Monday, September 28, after a six...
