Panama public debt surges past $31 billion
The balance of the debt of Panama’s non-financial public sector closed 2019 at $ a record 31,018.5 billion, reports the Directorate...
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Panama shows little progress in fight against corruption
Panama continues its slide down the corruption scale and now stands in the 101st position of 180 countries evaluated by...
ENVIRONMENT: US official put down of teen climate change activist
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin advised Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday, January 23, also present at the World...
New airport terminal 99% complete after 7 years
After seven years of construction, six addenda and a delay of four years, the 116, 000 thousand square meters...
Lawyer who moved multi-million Martinelli era bribes stays in jail
The lawyer Mauricio Cort y García managed, received and transferred the “ illegal funds ” received through a public limited...
Blitz to recover $280 million social security payments from delinquent businesses
With the threat that in three years the reserves of Panama’s Social Security Fund (CSS) will have dried up, the...
Fourth Canal bridge design decision this week
Work on the $1.42 billion fourth bridge over the Panama Canal should start this quarter following a review meeting between...
City crackdown nets crop of license plate defaulters
The crackdown on drivers with expired license plates began in Plaza 5 de Mayo and quickly spread across Panama city...
Panama Beach project consultation delayed
The citizen consultation on Mayor José Luis Fábrega’ s $120 million project to bring reaches back to Bella Vista and...
Canal Authority $2 billion rescue plan
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) projects an investment plan that adds about $2 billion in the next five years to...
Blitz on outdated license plates
With a $2 million shortfall in Panama city license plate renewals the Mayor’s office and the Transport Authority (ATTT) have...
Fresh Panama shrimps off the menu on February 1
Freshly caught shrimps will be off the menu in Panama restaurants from February 1 to-mid-April to guarantee the sustainability of...
