Firefighters continue protests after tardy response
Protest actions by firefighters of the Panama Fire Department continued through Wednesday and continue and with them, the...
Month: May 2023
Border Service denies US troops are in Darien
Oriel Ortega, director of the National Border Service categorically denied that US troops are supporting the custody and protection...
Two influenza deaths prompt mass vaccination program
AFTER two deaths were confirmed in the country due to the AH1N1 Influenza virus and given the increase in severe...
Panama Declares State of Environmental Emergency
The Cabinet Council has declared a State of Environmental Emergency throughout the Panamanian territory in the face of...
David Ochy loses jurisdictional protection in New Business case
The First Administrative Electoral Court of the Electoral Tribunal (TE) accepted a request from Judge Águeda Rentería, who requested...
NEW BUSINESS: Expert witness stands firm against defense attacks
Monday was another long and exhausting day for expert witness Eliseo Ábrego in the New Business trial. The...
In high-income Panama one in three kids live in poverty – UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) said Tuesday that in Panama "too many" children "face difficulties in developing their...
Doctor clarifies that he did not sign Martinelli medical disabiity
Dr. Julio Sandoval clarified on Tuesday, May 30, that he did not sign the medical disability of former President...
Panama Papers trial gets go-ahead from Supreme Court
Panama’s Supreme Court has upheld the decision to call the 32 defendants to trial for alleged money laundering through the...
Year’s first tropical wave arrives in Panama
Monday, May 29 to Wednesday, May 31, reports the Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (Imhpa). According to Imhpa's analysis,...
OPINION: Education of the subjugated
When the Government appoints an official or when the people elect him, especially in hierarchical positions, we all expect...
Fetanyl scandal prompts call for resignation
We still do not know what happened to the 19,000 vials of fentanyl that "disappeared" -in the words of...
