Ambassador assault creates diplomatic knot
THE NICARAGUAN ambassador to Panama Antenor Ferrey Pernudi has had to face questioning from his government after being linked to...
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Noriegas health checked ahead of murder trial
PANAMA’S former military dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega was taken from his cell at El Renacer Prison on Friday morning, July...
Funds allocated forMetro expansion
PANAMA’S draft state budget includes funds for extensions to both Metro lines 1 and 2 and for the start of...
H1N1 death toll climbs to 60
THE DEATH TOLL from the A(H1N1) influenza virus in Panama, thought to have been on the wane, has risen to...
OPINION: Sacrificing the citys lungs
Hoyporhoy La Prensa, July 22 EL CAMINO DE CRUCES National Park (NCCP) is one of the most important protected areas...
National Park boundaries shrunk
ANOTHER 185 hectares OF The Parque Nacional Camino de Cruces (PNCC) has been chopped off the map so that forested areas...
Teachers strike prompts cabinet meeting
FACED with his first major worker confrontation since he took office President Juan Carlos Varela called an emergency cabinet meeting...
WORLD VIEW: Limping away from disaster
The European Union was built around economic cooperation, and the crisis in Greece, which has seen its economy crippled in...
Canal expansion extras surpass original cost
WHEN the contract for the Canal expansion was first granted to the consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC) losing...
Waked Hometek chain closes doors
ANOTHER PILLAR of the Waked family business conglomerate has fallen with the announcement that the chain of Hometek stores, dedicated...
Panama Papers hacking report court bound
THE CASE FILE of the alleged hacking of computer servers of Panama law firm Mossack, Fonseca. center of the Panama...
WORLD VIEW:The populists are revolting
People ought not to be shocked by the ascendency of the likes of Donald Trump. Around the world, politicians –...
