$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...
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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...
Scores in fruitless search for missing 9-year-old girl
A search in La Represa de Chorrera by the National Police and the Public Ministry and scores of rescuers...
Panama top World Bank growth projections for Latin America
The World Bank estimates that Panama’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow 6.2% this year, and then adjust downward,...
737,000 Panamanians creating an informality crisis
According to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Census, 737,000 Panamanians work informally with no laws or...
Panama will stay on EU’S Dirty Dozen tax haven black list
The European Union (EU) will keep Panama on its discriminatory list of tax havens for another six months as...
Murdered for 50 cents while politicians party and plunder
The tragedy that Panamanian society is suffering is reflected in the murder of a chef who, boarding the bus...
Prolonged use of codeine and ibrufen can cause death – EMA
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has warned that the prolonged use of drugs that combine ibuprofen and codeine,...
Fitch maintains Panama rating but warns of social unrest
The risk rating agency Fitch has reaffirmed Panama's sovereign rating at BBB- with a stable outlook, maintaining the country's investment...
