$1 million for crowd control barriers
PERHAPS planning ahead for the visit of Pope Francis in 2019,or the return of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli, Panama’s Ministry of...
Newsroom Panama
High waves alert continues as bodies recovered
SEARCH TEAMS located on Wednesday the body of one of two young men swept from a beach in Veraguas on...
OPINION The criminalization of addiction
By Stephen Cooper BENNY KING is a gregarious, good-hearted, God-fearing 53-year-old black man from Alabama who shouldn’t be in prison...
OFF THE CUFF: Vietnam tax issue overrides electoral reform
ELECTORAL REFORMS continue below the horizon for Panama’s lawmakers, in spite of growing concerns among citizen’s groups and calls for...
A global stage at Jazz Festival
Entertainment with Margot Thomas THE PANAMA JAZZ Festival (PJF) has broadened its appeal this year with the introduction of The...
Martinelli loses extradition appeal
LAWYERS for ex-president Ricardo Martinelli who has been flaunting his invitation to the Donald J Trump inauguration on Jan 20,...
Satellite falls on Bocas del Toro
A SATELLITE belonging to the Google Loon project designed to give internet access to remote communities fell in the community...
Citizens Forum asks public hearings on electoral reform
THE POLITICAL deals that led to the appointment of a new Electoral Tribunal judge, and rulings over donations to political...
Local Transparency International leader resigns
CARLOS GASNELL president of Panama's chapter of Transparency International (TI) has resigned. He has been with the agency for eight...
Panama judge re-opens Odebreccht criminal probe
A CRIMINAL investigation into the Panama operation of Brazilian construction company Odebrecht has been re-opened by a Panama judge. In...
MEDIA WATCH: 9 people Trump deems over-rated
(NEWSER) – It was the Golden Globes speech that launched a thousand tweets, most notably from the fingertips of President-elect...
WORLD VIEW: Evaluating Barack Obama.
By Jonathan Power PRESIDENT Barack Obama steps down at the age of 55. He will probably live, given his healthy...
