Holy Week traffic deaths bring total to 110 in 83 days
A TAXI driver reported to have fallen asleep at the wheel before crossing the road and colliding with a Metro...
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Varela avoids Odebrecht bullet
AS EXPOSURE of links in the Odebrecht corruption scandal get closer to Panama, President Juan Carlos Varela, is avoiding comment...
2 dead, 3 injured as driver swervs to miss dog
TWO PEOPLE were killed three injured when a driver swerved to avoid a dog early Wednesday morning, March 23,...
Traffic lane reversals for Easter exodus
SOME traffic lanes on the Trans America highway in the Chorerra-Ariajan region will be reversed from 8am on Thursday, March...
Varela names new Canal directors
A CIVIL engineer, accused of having a conflict of interest when he sat on the evaluating committee of the bidding...
Sanders won DA primary in Panama, world
BERNIE SANDERS won the Democrats Abroad (DA) Global Presidential Primary with 68.79 percent of the vote against Hillary Clinton's 30.92...
$10 miilion to fight zika as cases reach 156
AS THE NUMBER of recoded new cases of the zika virus continues to climb, reaching 156 on Wednesday March 23,...
Inauguration of expanded locks set for June 26
THE THIRD of locks for the Panama Canal that will enable the transit of vessels carrying three times more than...
Changes to procurement law to end Odebrecht love affair
CHANGES to Panama’s Public Procurements Act to disqualify companies that have been convicted of crimes outside of Panama, would effectively...
Massive Brazil police raids in Brazil have Panama links
A MASSIVE SEARCH operation in nine Brazilian states by 380 agents of the Federal Police follows study of documents by...
Police seize cocaine and Mexican cartel members in Costa del Este
PANAMA POLICE seized 421 kilos of cocaine with a street value of some $12 million and arrested three Mexicans, in...
Baby death said not zika related as cases reach 149
WHILE ANNOUNCING the increase of Zica virus cases in Panama to 149, Panama’s Health Ministry has reversed a diagnosis that...
