British Ball set for December
By Margot Thomas THE BRITISH Ball will celebrate its 15th anniversary on Saturday December 10 at the Sheraton Hotel. It...
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MEDIA WATCH: G.O.P. faces agonizing decisions as 2016 hopes die
By Tina Nguyen Vanity Fair Oct 11 DONALD TRUMP was headed toward overwhelming defeat at the polls even before the...
Drugs delivery averts Social Security crisis.
STREET DEMONSTRATIONS by insured patients of the Social Security Fund (CSS), and a wakeup call from President Juan Carlos Varela...
Transit authority blitzes errant drivers
PANAMA’S Transit Authority (ATTT) is stepping up blitzes to catch errant drivers. But in snap checks on Thursday, October 13 ...
OPINION: A call to Obama for a posthumous pardon
By Stephen Cooper EARLY last week, The Gleaner, Jamaica’s oldest and most respected daily newspaper, reported on that country’s continuing efforts to pave the...
Floods and landslides in 6 areas
FLOODS and landslides affected six areas of the country including Panama and Colon provinces, following a weather alert issued by...
Metro line 2, construction 24% complete
WORK ON line 2 of Panama’s Metro is 24 percent complete. President Juan Carlos Varela made the announcement Friday, October...
Cabinet approves increased spending plan
PANAMA’S proposed $21.7 billion spending plan has been increased by $5.1 billion following recommendations made by the Budget Committee of...
MEDIA WATCH: We are all Trump
Under the heading “ Todos Somos Trump” Eric E Gonzalez wrote in La Prensa Oct. 15: FOR QUITE some time,...
Vehicle plunges into Canal lock
TRANSIT through one of the Gatun locks at the Colon end of the Panama canal was suspended early Saturday, Oct....
Bargain time for tourists as hotel room rates plummet
IF YOU ARE looking for a hotel room in Panama you will be in for a pleasant surprise with room...
Financial Pacific linked to state bank scandal
FINES totaling $4 million have been levied against former Financial Pacific (FP) partners Ivan Clare and West Valdes, and former...
