Panama leads region with covid vaccinations
Panama is the Central American country with the highest proportion of the population fully immunized against Covid-19 reports the ...
Month: October 2021
Job recovery must be common obsession – business chamber
The recovery of jobs in Panama must be a common obsession says the president of Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries...
COVID-19: Panama on right path as new cases fall
New cases of covid-19 fell 11% to 1,398 -in the epidemiological week ending October 9. There were 27 deaths, one...
Significant storms warning
A warning of significant storms issued by the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) remains in place until Tuesday, October...
One dead 3 critically hurt in dawn crash
One person was killed and three critically injured on Via Espana near the Avesa building in the capital city when...
Wiretap victims testify at Martinelli trial
Two more victims of wiretaps carried out by the National Security Council between 2012 and 2014, appeared in the trial...
Health Minister prevaricates on sex-ed in schools
After the publication of a UN report revealing that schoolgirl pregnancies in 2019 cost Panama $525 million Health Minister Health,...
Panama’s shameful poisoning legacy
Hundreds of people continue o suffer the consequences of having ingested medicines produced by the Social Security Fund contaminated with...
COVID: One death, 195 new cases
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported on Friday, October 8, just one death from Covid-19 and 195 new infections In...
Biden nominates new US ambassador to Panama
President Joe Biden nominated Mari Carmen Aponte as the new US ambassador to Panama on Friday, October 8. Aponte's...
Outbreak of covid-19 in women’s prisons
Figures published by the Penitentiary System on Friday, October 8, there are 108 active cases of covid-19 at the Women's...
Guatemala orders seizure of Martinelli plane
Guatemala has ordered the seizure of the private plane belonging to the family of former president Ricardo Martinelli. The plane...
