Tide and street flooding alerts
A HIGH WATER alert for Panama’s Pacific Coast has been issued by the National Civil Protection System (SINAPROC) with tides,...
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OFF THE CUFF: Gambling sin tax looming?
AN AVERAGE of $8.7 million a day was gambled in Panama during the first two months of the year says...
Ministers jailed, former Colombian president fingered by Supreme Court
In one of the toughest judicial pronouncements against the former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe Velez, the Supreme Court points out...
Judge accused of selling decisions, pedophelia,
THE FUTURE of another judge of Panama’s Supreme Court could be in the balance following a videoed message alleging corruption...
Panama Film Makers Field of Broken Dreams
By Margot Thomas WHEN PANAMA’S International Film Festival was first launched in 2013 launched, one of the planks in the...
Grant applications – She wins, he loses. insults fly
SOCIAL NETWORKS in Panama are buzzing with the contrasting stories of two applicants for government grants to study abroad, one...
OFF THE CUFF Call to end deputies grease the pot bonuses
SEVEN civil society organizations have sent a letter to the National Assembly asking that it end the practice of allocating...
OFF THE CUFF: A new travel approach
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela left Panama on Friday, April 18 for the United States … on a commercial flight. (more…)
PAN SCANDAL: 10 hours of questioning for Boutique owner
AFTER 10 hours of questioning a fashion boutique owner who got contracts totaling $12 million for the purchase of backs...
MURDER MYSTERY AUDITIONS
Auditions for “Dying For Chocolate” the 5th Annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre presentation by The CanadaPLUS Club will be held...
Ex-police chief facing weapons charges
GUSTAVO PÉREZ the former director of the National Police and former director of the Council of National Security left his...
Boutique owner got $12 million orders for backpacks
THE National Assistance Program (PAN) scandal has returned to the forefront on Panama broadcast media as former Director Rafael Guardia...
