Police drug team leader jailed 49 months
A FORMER National Police Major who headed a special narcotics team was sentenced to 49 months in prison, by Judge...
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One death, 14 failed cosmetic surgeries
THE DEATH of a woman in an aesthetic clinic on Via Brasil following vitamin treatment on September 29 has raised...
Citizens urge Gandhi and park projects
A GROUP of 144 Panamanian citizens is seeking to give more prominence to a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, pacifist, political...
4975 hit by tropical storm Nate in Panama
NEARLY 5,000 people in different areas of Panama were affected by Tropical Storm Nate before it became a hurricane on...
Jail for tax fraud considered in new bill
PANAMA’S MINISTRY of Economy and Finance (MEF) is working on a bill that could earn jail terms for those convicted...
2 dead, 750 in shelters after storm Nate
TWO WOMEN have died and the number of people evacuated to shelters in Chiriqui after the heavy rains brought by ...
Odebrecht bribe suspects bail upped to $1.5 million
BAIL to avoid preventive detention for three high profile suspects in the Odebrecht bribery scandal has been increased from $50,000 to...
Grounded ship closes Corredor
A VESSEL driven by high winds and waves ran aground near the Corredor Sur on Friday afternoon leading to the...
Florida zoo throws party for Panama jaguar
FIONA, an orphaned Panamanian jaguar who survived wounds from poachers’ dogs three years ago, celebrated her third birthday in her...
Tanker truck fire closes highway
A TANKER truck crashed and caught fire on Friday afternoon closing the Panama-Colón Expressway to traffic heading for Panama City....
Staff payment guaranteed if Panama media group closes
SEPARATION payments of the 250 employees of Grupo Editorial El Siglo and La Estrella (GESE) will be guaranteed if they...
OPINION: Taxpayers hit by Americas Bridge snafu
THE BRIDGE of the Americas is an emblematic work of our country. In its 55-year history, this work of engineering...
