28 Dead, Many Kids, Where Are Reporters?
By Mark Scheinbaum MIAMI (May 30,)—In the aftermath of the massacre of at least 28 people (more may die from...
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Canadian nurse killed 8 with insulin
WOODSTOCK, Ont. – A former Ontario nurse angry with her career and personal life believed she was an instrument of...
OFF THE CUFF: Operation cover up begins
THE FIRST 20 of some 15,000 patients awaiting surgery, checked into a Panama City hotel on Thursday June 1. They...
June dam bridge closing
THE BRIDGE over the Madden dam on Lake Alajuela will be closed for most of each day for the month...
Driver escapes falling cement, car totaled
CEMENT falling from a construction project on the Sea Point building on Calle Heliodoro in Paitilla fell on the vehicle...
OPINION: Life without parole for Hitler
By Stephen Cooper IN A blood-thirsty column clamoring for faster executions in the United States, John Steele Gordon, a writer...
Attorney General asks judiciary to get cracking
PANAMA’S Attorney General Kenia Porcell has tried to light a fire under the judiciary and banks to enable prosecutors to...
New rules for tourist stays
NEW RULES governing the length of time tourists can stay in the country went into effect on Wednesday, May 31....
Corridor bus lanes plan gets cold shoulder
THE GOVERNMENT’S much touted $25.6 million plan to create an exclusive lane for Metro buses on the North and South...
Ex-Panama soccer czar denied bail
A REQUEST for bail for Ariel Alvarado, the former president of the Panamanian Soccer Federation (Fepafut) has been rejected by...
Corruption probe arrest black eye for Panama law firm
THE ARREST of a Dominican businessman accused of involvement in the Odebrecht bribery scandal has again thrown the spotlight on...
Dominican-Panama bribery links
A DOMINICAN Republic businessman who has admitted receiving $92 million from Odebrecht and is accused of using it to deliver...
