BUSINESS

Price controls could follow anti-virus hygiene products gouging

March 10, 2020

As shoppers reacting to the news of Panama’s first coronavirus case crowded into supermarkets and stores on Tuesday, March 10...

CORONAVIRUS arrives in Panama

March 10, 2020

A 40-year-old Panamanian woman returning from Spain is the first case of coronavirus Covid-19 disease confirmed in Panama, said Health Minister Rosario Turner at...

Health Ministry ok’s new children’s hospital tender

March 9, 2020

After years of prevarication and delays magnified by “objections” from consortiums who did not succeed in bidding for contracts The...

New York Port Authority chief tests positive for coronavirus

March 9, 2020

Rick Cotton the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, has tested positive for coronavirus...

CORONAVIRUS: Latin America airlines ask government flexibility

March 6, 2020

The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) said in a statement that the impact of the coronavirus is...

Canal and construction workers march on presidency

March 6, 2020

Hundreds of workers from the construction industry and the Panama Canal who marched to the presidential palace on Thursday, March...

Drought forces Canal Authority to cut draft for bigger ships

March 6, 2020

Starting March 30, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will reduce the draft of the Neopanamax vessels using the new locks...

Ex- President Varela and brother knew of Odebrecht multi-million dollar backdoor payments to campaigns

March 5, 2020

President Varela and brother aware of Odebrecht multi-million dollar contributions to election campaigns – ex-Ambassador Juan Carlos Varela, former president...