Month: April 2023
Former Canal boss condemns deputy’s land buy at under 1 cent a square meter
The former administrator of the Panama Canal (ACP), Jorge Luis Quijano reacted Tuesday, April 11 to reports that Deputy Yanibel...
Savers gain borrowers lose, as banks adjust interest rates
Panama banks have begun to raise interest rates mainly for loans, and to a lesser extent for non-prime mortgages...
Captive-bred tortoises return to Galapagos habitat
A total of 86 captive-bred tortoises, which are part of a remnant of hatchlings from the Captive Breeding Program...
162 police probed in 5 years for links to organized crime
From January 2017 to June 202 Police Directorate of Professional Responsibility conducted 162 investigations involving 214 uniformed officers for...
Canadian ran Panama company with $47 million stolen from Ontario Govt.
Sanjay Madan, a former Ontario government employee, pleaded guilty to stealing $47.4 million from the provincial government and...
Three banks will finance Canal Fourth bridge
Three banks will provide the $1.113 billion to construct the watered-down version of the fourth bridge over the Panama...
Panama construction poised to come roaring back
The value of new construction and repairs during the first two months of the year reached $169 million, exceeding...
Business chamber slams handling of water crisis
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture (Cciap) has called on the government to take urgent action to address...
Social networks – a source for news or misinformation
One of the greatest advantages of social networks is that all users can report events that they witness or...
Sex workers and homeless follow Stations of the Cross
The John Paul II Center organized, its traditional Stations of the Cross, on Thursday, April 6 attended 120 people...
9 trapped two hours in Multiplaza elevator
Nine people were trapped for over two hours in a CineapoIis VIP elevator in Multiplaza on Thursday, April 6. ...
