"Julia" brings widespread flooding to Chiriqui
Members of the Joint Task Force moved to different points in the province of Chiriquí, due to the flooding...
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Hurricane Julia suspends classes across the country for Monday
The Ministry of Education (Meduca) announced Saturday the suspension of classes in public and private schools throughout the country...
Government team meets to plan for “significant effects” of tropical storm Julia
The effects of tropical storm Julia, on its path through the Caribbean, will make its effects felt in Panama...
Media intimidation and self-censorship
It is clear that the defamation campaigns against our journalists, accompanied by unjustified threats from the Government, pursue self-censorship...
Tropical storm Julia brings floods, landslides, one death to Colón
Several areas of Panama, especially the province of Colón, were the first to suffer the effects of tropical storm...
11 Government Inspectors raid La Prensa offices
AGENTS FROM from the Ministry of Labor and Labor Development (Mitradel) carried out an “eye diligence” at the offices...
SUVs lead 6.6% growth in new vehicle sales
In the first eight months of the year, 26,370 vehicle units were sold, leaving a positive balance of 6.6%...
$30,000 was paid to assassinate a candidate for deputy
Two men in their early twenties were paid $30,000 to murder Elvis Omar Pérez, a candidate for election as a...
The arrival of cruise ships could generate over $10 million for Panama
The last quarter of the year marks the beginning of the cruise season. According to the Tourism Authority of Panama...
Five arrests in $700,000 bank robbery investigation
Five people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the Calidonia branch, during raids carried out simultaneously by...
Tropical cyclone prompts heavy rain alert
The National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) continues to monitor a disturbance likely to develop into a tropical cyclone in...
Andorra judge orders blocking of accounts linked to key Odebrecht suspects
Eight accounts with about $33.5 million linked to former officials of the Government of Panama in the period 2009-2014...
