E-cigarette and marijuana peddlers get 11 and 15 years in plea deal
Two members of a ring selling electronic cigarettes and liquid marijuana in Panama, with private school students included among customers...
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Panama’s “obsolete” security structure to be revamped
Panama’s security structure is obsolete and will be revamped with the creation of a Vice Ministry of Integral Security says...
Sex crimes against young girls leap 64%
Crimes against freedom and sexual integrity involving adolescent girls leaped from 2,209 in 2017 to 3,640, in 2018, an increase...
Panama’s cloaked sexual abuse shame
Crimes against the freedom and sexual integrity of minors are increasing in Panamanian society. And although the figures are already...
OPINION: A constitutional nightmare to defend impunity
The Constituent Assembly elected in 1945 established in article 4 of the 1946 Political Constitution that: “The Republic of Panama...
Landslides put homes at risk, 10 villages incommunicado
At least three of the districts of La Pintada in Cocle Province were again affected by heavy weekend rains...
Ex- Colón governor called to trial in third case
Richard Fifer the embattled former governor of the province of Coclé and former legal representative of Petaquilla Gold SA., has...
Business group knocks “alien, unnecessary” reforms
Panama’s The Chamber of Commerce, (CCIAP) has joined the swelling chorus of voices expressing concern about legislators manipulating the...
32 businesses fined for flouting plastic bag rules
Panama’s Consumer Protection Authority (Acodeco) fined 32 businesses for flouting rules governing the use of plastic bags in the first...
ENVIRONMENT: Climate change HQ locating in Panama
Panama will become home to the world’ second headquarters of the Green Climate Fund in 2020 The fund (GCF) was...
