People who protested illegal restaurant meeting may face fines
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) is analyzing the sanctioning of the people who demonstrated last Thursday night in front of...
BUSINESS
Costa Rica rolls back reopening moves
The Government of Costa Rica has suspended phase 3 of its reopening plan scheduled to start on Saturday and has...
Panama economy reopening could be regressing
As the number of cases of coronavirus continues to escalate, instead of moving to phase 3,...
Spanish newspaper appeals Martinelli ruling
The Spanish o newspaper El Mundo reports that it will appeal the judgment of a Madrid Court, which condemns the...
US fines Copa for Venezuela flighs
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Wednesday that it fined Copa Airlines $450,000 for 'illegally' transporting passengers between...
Honduran President hospitalized with COVID-19
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was admitted to the Military Hospital of the capital for pneumonia the day after announcing...
International flight ban extended to July 23
Expats who have announced their intention of fleeing Panama in June will have more time to pack their bags as...
Fat cat government workers thrive – private sector jobless
While the pandemic has led to the suspension of more than 245,000 worker contracts, with more job losses to follow...
Call for government aid to floundering regional airlines
The International Air Transport Association ( IATA ) made an "urgent" call to the governments of Latin America and the...
WORLDVIEW: Life after the pandemic
By Jonathan Power Perspective and proportion are everything in this Pandemic of Fear that now consumes our attention and our...
Giant China bank granted Panama license
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), one of the largest in the world’s second biggest economy has planted...
Panama Canal transits down 21% in May
Transits of the Panama Canal fell 21% , in May reflecting the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on waterway operations...
