Dengue cases set to pass 2013 total
WITH 4,729 cases of dengue, already recorded this year, Panama is on track to pass last year’s total of 4,781...
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Former president to re-face money laundering charges
FORMER PRESIDENT Ernesto Pérez Balladares will again face trial on accusations of money laundering despite Organized Crime Prosecutor Roberto Moreno...
OFF THE CUFF: 2nd Martinelli judge forced from office
Alejandro Moncada Luna on Monday October 20, became the second Supreme Judge appointed by Ricardo Martinelli, to be forced out...
Colombia ignores Panama line-in the-sand
PANAMA’S seven day ultimatum to Colombia to revoke its listing of the Central American country as a tax haven expired,...
Young lions of the Panama Jazz scene
By Ken Grady WHETHER you call them phenoms or prodigies, young musicians have always been at the forefront of their...
Crack down on illegal casinos, imported school busea
Crack down on illegal casinos and imported school buses THE GOVERNMENT is about to crack down on unlicensed casinos and...
Firemen rescue 3 Dutch tourists in Boquete
THREE DUTCH women tourists were rescued by firemen at the top of Volcan Baru, in Boquete Chiriqui. on Monday October...
Supreme Court judge facing criminal charges suspended
PANAMA Supreme Court Justice Alejandro Moncada Luna has been suspended while he faces criminal charges of unjustified enrichment, money laundering,...
Money Laundering in Panama Insurance Sector
THE PANAMA insurance market is strengthening preventive measures in order to get the country removed from the "gray list" of...
Bus crash sends 30 to hospital
A COLLISION between a bus on the Tole-David route and a panel truck in San Felix in the east...
Colon abused kids lacking shelter, food
A SHORTAGE of shelters for abused children in Colón, is causing increasing concern among officials with the Ministry of...
Government change ends hostility to media – report
THE CHANGE of government in Panama has led to a cessation of hostilities against the free exercise of journalism says...
