Tourist arrivals from Europe up 20%
WHILE overall tourist visitsto Panama declined In the first four months of the year visits by Europeans climbed 20%. There...
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Medical turmoil looming over doctors firing
THE MARTINELLI government’s troubled relationship with the medical profession which has led to strikes of doctors, nurses, technicians and support...
Decision time: Panama a victim in bribery scandal?
PRESIDENT Ricardo Martinelli has until Friday, June 27 to make one of the major decisions of his term in office....
Sip a tea and share a dream in Casco Viejo
By Margot Thomas The link between a cozy restaurant with the charm of an “Olde English” tea shop, and a...
DNA tests show remains in Bocas del Toro are of missing girls
DNA TESTS on the skeletal remains found in Bocas Del Toro show that they belong to one of the two...
Panameista Party seeking 3-year “governance” alliance
THE PANAMEÑISTA Party has proposed a "governance" alliance with the PRD in the National Assembly of at least three years,...
Direct contract port concessions languishing
NOT ONE of Panama’s container port concessions awarded by direct contract between 2012 and 2014 is under construction, raising concerns...
TE seeking evidence of government spending to support candidate
THE ELECTORAL Tribunal (TE) began an in depth investigation of “social projects” in the municipality of Rio de Jesus, in...
PRD-Panameista governance pact on the way
THE PRD and Panameñista parties are set to form a “governance pact” in the National Assembly, with a PRD legislator...
Anti-corruption crusader names Panama man as drug capo
COLOMBIA'S Customs Director, while announcing his resignation ecause of threats against his family after his crusade against corruption and tax...
Assembly Budget Committee deathbed spending spree
IN THE DYING DAYS with its hands on the public purse, the Budget Committee of the National Assembly has approved...
Three dead, one injured in road accident
THREE PEOPLE were killed and one injured in an accident at about 6 p.m. ton Thursday June 19 in El...
