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Embezzler’s bid to leave jail cell for house arrest denied
Compliance judge, James Corro, denied on Tuesday, February 11, a request for house arrest filed by the defense of the...
New date for citizen consultation on the city beach project
The date and venue of the citizen consultation on the Panama Mayor’s plan to create beaches on the Bay of...
Double dipper lawmakers get second salary cut
Sixteen “alternative” National Assembly deputies who have had two hands in the public purse as they work in other State...
Rival canal transits and revenue climb
The revenue of the Suez Canal, one of the routes that compete with the Panama Canal, reached $497.1 million in...
WORLDVIEW: Poverty enigma-wellbeing vs GDP
By Jonathan Power Do we know how to end poverty in the Third World? Do we know why some economies...
Panama lags behind Chile in internet speed ranking
Panama ranks behind two Chilean companies for the best average speed for downloading fixed internet in Latin America according to...
CARNIVAL: Health authorities will maintain virus watch
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) will maintain coronavirus surveillance during the capital city carnival evens and that it will deploy...
Coronavirus threat halts Panama national soccer Thailand fixture
Panama’s national soccer team has canceled a fixture in Thailand as a precaution against the coronavirus outbreak. The team coach...
Comptroller withholds salaries of laggard officials
The salaries of officials who, after seven months of the government of Laurentino Cortizo, have not submitted the mandatory statement ...
No cells of a religious cult that killed
While nine members of a religious sect await trial for the murder of a pregnant woman, her five children and...
Security minister's name surfaces in $40 million helicopter probe
The extension of a $40 million criminal complaint filed in October 2019 includes the newly named Minister of Security, Juan...
