Month: January 2023
Firefighters work through the night to control Free Zone fire
Firefighters from Panama and Colon fought through the night to control the spread of a major blaze that began...
Panama ships 55.7 tons of seized drugs to the US
Panamanian authorities sent on Tuesday to the United States, a shipment of 55.7 tons of drugs for incineration the...
La Prensa to appeal $500,000 award to Roberto Duran
No one has the right to use, without their consent, the image of another person to recommend that they go...
Bolsanaro mob dogs the footsteps of Trump
The violent actions carried out by followers of former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil border on an attempted coup,...
Weekend Highway toll – 4 deaths 62 injured and a shooting
During the long weekend there were 4 deaths and 62 injuries resulting from 242 traffic accidents. There was a...
Talks with Minera Panama are suspended
The Minister of Labor, Doris Zapata has confirmed that talks with Minera Panamá are currently suspended so that the...
Woman driver dies on Panama’s Cinta Costera
The Public Ministry and the National Police are conducting investigations into a traffic accident at 11 pm Saturday night...
Panama president joins world leaders in condemning Brazil assault
Panama President Laurentino Cortizo was one of the first leaders to condemn on Sunday the assault by supporters of former...
OPINION: A heroic deed besmirched
The heroic deed of the Panamanian people on January 9, 1964, demanding sovereignty over the Canal Zone marked a...
Convicted embezzlers re-elected to office as justice lags
The delay of the Judicial Branch in cases in which local authorities have been sentenced for crimes against the public...
Rain alert as transition to dry season extends
The National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) issued on Sunday, January 8, a new prevention notice for rain and electric storms...