OFF THE CUFF Social Security defends spending spree
WHILE CIVIL society groups and politicians are calling for the heads of the director, the board and administrators of Social Security,...
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Colon fire leaves 66 homeless
SIXTY-SIX PEOPLE including four infants were made homeless on Sunday November 14 when two wooden buildings in Colón were destroyed...
Blind craftsmen at Carols By Candlelight celebration
By Margot Thomas VISITORS to the sixth annual Carols by Candlelight concert on the Cinta Costera will get triple benefits this...
Calls for ousting Social Security boss and board
Call for ousting Social Security boss and board MOVIN, One of Panama’s most influential civic groups, has called for the...
Afrodisiaco planning European tour
By Margot Thomas AFRODISIACO, winner of the prestigious Vina del Mar Silver Seagull in Chile, has been awarded the key...
Metro line 2, 24% complete
THE CONSTRUCTION of Panama Metro Line 2 is 24 percent advanced, says the entity. Work is currently focused on the...
Odebrecht protected in Panama
CIVIL SOCIETY and politicians have called for an 'immediate' investigation into revelations of Marcelo Odebrecht, former CEO of the construction...
CSS boss sidesteps Comptroller
SOCIAL SECURITY (CSS) Director Estivenson Giron under fire for signing a $2.1 million contract for a forum at a high...
New restrictions on billboards
LESS THAN a year after the introduction of a law regulating the placement of billboards in Panama City it has...
Jailed construction boss reveals operation Panama scam
MARCELO ODEBRECHT the jailed former head of Latin America’s biggest construction company has begun to talk in exchange for reducing...
LNG carriers allowed to bunker at canal.
THE PANAMA Canal Authority (ACP) has reversed an earlier decision to prohibit liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from bunker at...
Storms suspend flights from Albrook
STORMS over Panama city led to the suspension of flights at the Marcos. A. Gelabert Airport in Albrook. Spokesmen for...
