5.8 earth tremor felt in Panama city
An earth tremor measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale with an epicenter in the Pacific to the south of the...
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Environmentalists gather 18 tons tourist trash
OVER 18 TONS of garbage, were collected from Monagre beach, a favorite tourist spot in Santa Ana de Los Santos...
Transparency agency and Las Tablas butt heads
THE MAYOR of Las Tablas is not happy with his town’s ranking in a transparency evaluation issued by Panama’s Transparency...
No means Maybe for Odebrecht
NOTHING seems to shake the determination of the scandal-plagued Odebrecht construction giant to add to the nearly $3 billion in...
Blue Apple donated to PRD presidential bid
Juan Carlos Navarro, the PRD presidential hopeful in the 2014 presidential campaign, received a $20,000 donation from the Blue Apple...
Taxi death, brings highway toll to 24
A 48-year-old taxi driver whose car ended up embedded in the back of a transport truck on Thursday night. Jan.25, became...
New women judges said good for Panama
THE RATIFICATION by Panama’s National Assembly of two women nominees as Supreme Court judges would be a great step for...
Two young girls hit in shootout
TWO YOUNG girls are in hospital, one in “delicate” condition after being hit by bullets in a shootout in San...
High storm alert for Caribbean coast
A HIGH alert for operators of yachts, tourist boats and fishermen on the Caribbean coast has been issued by The...
Panama signs tax avoidance convention
PANAMA and high-level officials from Barbados, Côte d’Ivoire, Jamaica, Malaysia, and Tunisia have signed an OECD Multilateral Convention to reduce...
Martinelli could be in Panama by April – lawyer
Ricardo Martinelli could be back in Panama no later than April, according to lawyer Sidney Sitton, who is part of...
Lawmakers arrogance mocks justice crisis
WEDNESDAY’S session of the Assembly Credentials Committee should have served for an enlightened exchange between the deputies and the magistrates...
