Priest facing murder cover-up charges remains suspended
Father David Cosca awaiting trial for concealment of a murder in the El Panama Hotel in July 2018 is still...
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Prison vaccinations follow chickenpox outbreak
Sunday, August 18 was vaccination day for 22 prisoners in Santiago de Veraguas following an outbreak of chickenpox in block...
One dead, one badly hurt in patrol launch collision
A collision between a National Aeronaval Service (Senan) patrol launch and a boat with an outboard motor caused the death...
Fourth bridge builders cited to clear fog over progress
The consortium tasked with building the fourth bridge across the Panama Canal will be called to the National Assembly to...
OPINION: Closing an impunity bolt hole
“As it is, it is not working. It is an organ that costs countries a lot of money to have...
Panama’s 500th anniversary $2 million historical gaffe
During the administration of former president Juan Carlos Varela commemorative coins dropped into circulation like confetti without problems, but the...
Conservationists battle to protect turtle eggs from smugglers
Inhabitants of Isla Cañas, in the Tonosí, district are battling to save thousands of turtle eggs that will be planted...
Panama economy 4% growth, foreign investment surging
The Panamanian economy is reflecting a growth of 4%, for 2019 smaller than the 4.5 predicted at the beginning of...
Cover-up trial of priest to follow murderer’ sentencing
Cover-up trial of priest to follow murder's sentencing A seven-person jury, made up of six women and one man, on...
Four murdered in separate Black Friday incidents
A wave of gang-related violence led to the murder of four people including a woman in the Panama metropolitan district...
No tears as onion prices monitored
Staff of Panama’s Consumer Protection Authority (Acodeco) swooped on stallholders in Merca Panama on Friday, August 16 to check that...
