New dry law – curfew expanded
The increase in cases of covid-19 has led to the imposition of a new dry law and the expansion of...
Month: December 2020
$11,450 sanctions for flouting health rules
Sanctions of $11,450 were imposed by the Herrera regional health department on violators of sanitary regulations during the months of September, October and...
Aguadulce dry law with tough sanction options
The Municipality of Aguadulce has created a dry law for the entire district, due to the high number of covid-19 cases...
Canal budgets $350 million for maintenance
To preserve the parts, equipment and structure of the Canal, the administration budgeted $350 million for maintenance work in 2021....
Hospitals near breaking point as Covid-19 cases soar
The epidemiological week that ended Saturday closed with 12,454 new cases of Covid-19 up 2,578 compared to the previous week...
First covid vaccine shots arrive early 2021
The first batch of 450,000 vaccines from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer will arrive in Panama between January and March 2021 and will be...
Lawyers ask early date for Martinelli retrial
Lawyers for the victims in the process followed by former President Ricardo MARTINELLI presented Friday, December 4, a request to...
Accountability and transparency
Accountability and transparency. A good government would not fear these two words, but in this one, just hearing them produces a...
Doctors and nurses stressed out
Doctors and nurses are beginning to show signs of fatigue after almost nine months of the pandemic and several hospitals...
Former presidents will take covid vaccine
Former United States Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton expressed their willingness to publicly vaccinate against Covid-19 to encourage their fellow citizens...
Call for seasonal restraint as virus cases zoom
The indicators of Covid-19 have soared alarmingly, despite strong calls to the population to be judicious, sensible, and careful in...
Covid-19 nixes graduations
The Ministry of Education announced Wednesday, December 2, that the graduation ceremonies scheduled for 2020 are officially suspended, in both public...
