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1,578 tickets on first day of Carnival
Speed, alcohol abuse, and using the cell phone while driving are the leading causes of traffic accidents in Panama...
No bail for Odebrecht laundering suspect
A former high ranking official in the previous administration will remain behind bars while awaiting trial for alleged money laundering...
High speed Chiriqui rail link feasibility study
Engineers from the Chinese company CRDC have presented the preliminary results of the feasibility study for the construction of a...
Sex-abuse suspect gets house arrest
A 68- year-old man facing charges of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl in Veraguas has been moved from preventive detention...
Tobacco-free Carnival reminder
Health authorities have been distributing leaflets reminding warning Carnival goers that the prohibition of smoking in public places remains in...
Panama’s laundering politicians
Panama is a country in which new scandals cover the old ones. Given the slowness of the judicial system...
Climate change sparks Canal transit alerts
Climate change added to the El Niño phenomenon has brought other effects like stronger solar radiation and wind, forcing the...
!6 detained in state vehicle check
The Supervision Department of the Comptroller General checked 409 vehicles on the first day of an operation, to detect ...
OFF THE CUFF; Sick bed to power bid
While citizen groups are ratcheting up a“no to reelection campaign targeting cookie jar plundering deputies, ex-president Ricardo Martinelli, from his...
