MEDIAWATCH: The Coronavirus and Political Spin
Evan Osnos The New Yorker Feb.28 The virulent germ we now call the Spanish flu happened to strike at a...
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Fanaticism vs sex-ed as teen pregnancies soar
IN PANAMA we have a serious and growing problem with pregnant girls and adolescents because governments echo fanaticism and absurd...
Coronavirus coming and must be taken seriously- Panama President
The coronavirus is coming to Panama and “has to be taken seriously." Said President Laurentino Cortizo on Saturday, February 29...
Gun toting mol gets plea deal, seeks community work
A video circulated on social networks on the last day of Carnival that showed Dagney Yineth Ryfkogel Oquendo, 29 who,...
Panama’s murder rampage surges to 105 in two months
Forty-one murders in Panama in the first four weeks of February brought the killing rampage this year to 105 up...
OPINION: Flagrant abuse of justice system
A small piece of the Panamanian justice puzzle serves as a sample for the analysis of public opinion. A...
Ecuador reports first case of Coronavirus
On Saturday, February 29 Ecuador became the third country in Latin America to report its first case of the new...
Boeing MAX fallout sends Copa shares plunging 23.1%
After a year when Copa Holdings profits jumped 21% the fallout from the grounding of its MAX fleet, from Boeing...
CORONAVIRUS 19 people quarantined in Herrera
Nineteen Herrera residents have been quarantined in their homes as part of the security protocols by COVID-19 (coronavirus said Deputy...
OPINION: Transport authority favors vested interests
With an impudence of other needs, the Transit and Land Transportation Authority (ATTT) on Carnival Friday suspended the power of...
Wingo plans more flights, destinations
Wingo one of Panama’s two low-cost airlines plans to make charter flights from Colombia to the airport of Rio Hato,...
Another Panama Papers fraudster pleads guilty, coughs up $9 million
A Massachusetts accountant pleaded guilty to US charges stemming from the massive tax evasion strategy orchestrated by Panama law firm...
