Social Security boss faces probe on teaching job during office hours
IF EMBATTLED Social Security(CSS) director Estivenson Girón thought he had put his problems aside when he presented his resignation on...
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After a cloudy year 7 ministries plan for Pope Francis visit
AS PANAMA President, Juan Carlos Varela attempts to keep a low profile over the Odebrecht revelations with the possibility that...
Paperwork slashes Venezuela debt to Free Zone
THE DEBT owed by Venezuelan importers to Panamanian companies in the Colon Free Zone (ZLC) has been reduced from $400...
Minister downplays Christmas Fairs scandal
PANAMA’S Minister of Agricultural Development (MIDA) is seeking to downplay the growing outcry aound the alleged politicizing of the controversial...
MEDIA WATCH: School board votes to oust racist Trump campaigner
NEWSER– Buffalo's school board voted 6-2 Thursday, Dec. 29 to try to get rid of a controversial ninth member—Carl Paladino,...
Container traffic down 11.8 percent
CONTAINER traffic through Panama fell 11.8 percent between January and October this year. The 5.1 million containers that passed through...
Three airlines face probe over misleading ads
THREE AIRLINES are being investigated by Colombia’s The Civil Aeronautics Authority for misleading advertising They are Wingo, Viva Colombia and...
Suspected killer of five breaks jail
A $25,000 reward has been offered for information on the whereabouts of of a suspected killer of five who escaped...
Switzerland confirms over $23 million in illegal payments to Martinelli team
WITHOUT naming names Swiss authorities have confirmed the existence of bank accounts that carried more than $20 million in illegal...
OFF THE CUFF: City parking fines get major hike
ILLEGALLY parked vehicles are a major contributor to Panama’s traffic snarls and the city is moving to make offenders pay...
New Year and your emergency fund
By Mark Scheinbaum MIAMI —How much do you really need in emergency funds for yourself or your family? It is...
OPINION: Complicity and conflict of interest
hoyporhoy, La Prensa, Dec. 29 THE PUBLIC MINISTRY has formed a "super-prosecutors" office" to investigate the Odebrecht case and all...
