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Panama gets go ahead for new park

May 27, 2016

PANAMA’S Comptroller General has endorsed the contract for the construction of a 20 hectare municipal park in Chilibre at a...

10 vehicle crash injures 13

May 27, 2016

THIRTEEN PEOPLE were injured in a 10 vehicle pileup AT Loma Cova on the highway between the Bridge of the...

OFF THE CUFF: Martinelli lawyers react to extradition move

May 27, 2016

WHILE ex-president Ricardo Martinelli returned to Twitter mode to denounce the Supreme Court’s move to initiate extradition proceedings against him,...

Colombia government takes over La Riviera

May 27, 2016

WHILE PANAMA authorities struggle to decide what steps to take to safeguard jobs of workers in the Waked family conglomerate,...

WORLD VIEW: Playing Chicken at OPEC

May 27, 2016

By Jean-Francois Seznec The upcoming meeting of OPEC member states on June 2 will generate lots of discussion about the...

Martinelli extradition request underway

May 26, 2016

THE LONG anticipated request for the extradition of former Panama president Ricardo Martinelli is finally on its way from the...

Citibank backs out of Metro 2 financing

May 26, 2016

WITHOUT EXPLANATION, Citigroup has backed out of financing Consortium Line 2, which is responsible for the design and construction of...

Four hospitals,1,246 beds coming on stream

May 26, 2016

WORK WILL RESUME on four stalled hospital projects and bring 1,246 beds into the Ministry of Health domain in 2017. The...

Uber driver suspended after dumping gay fare

May 26, 2016

AN UBER driver in Panama has been temporarily suspended following an alleged discrimination incident involving two gay passengers. Photographer...

Swiss prosecutor investigating Martinelli & Sons

May 26, 2016

THE SWISS Federal Prosecutor investigating the possible link between former President Ricardo Martinelli and Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht, has asked...