Awaiting action on Varela election promises
LAWMAKERS returning to the National Assembly after the holiday break will be faced with three issues that have been hanging...
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OFF THE CUFF: Panama’s traveling judge
Panama’s traveling judge, clocks up frequent flyer points SUPREME COURT president José Ayú Prado, managed to maintain his place as...
Panama asks US aid in Odebrecht bribery probe
PANAMA has asked for legal assistance from the United States to investigate the $89 million in bribes paid by the...
Your New Year smile
I called an old school friend and asked what he was doing. He replied that he is working on "Aqua-thermal...
Three country kickstarter for Panama musical
By Margot Thomas PUTTING PANAMA in the world’s musical spotlight is the ambition of two Canadian expats who will soon...
OPINION: A year of success scandal and corruption
Hoyporhoy La Prensa Dec. 31 THE YEAR 2016 was glorious for Panama. The inauguration of the third set of locks...
Outrage over suspected killer jail break
OUTRAGED FRIENDS and relatives of the five Chinese- Panamanian youths murdered and some buried alive between 2010 and 2011 protested on...
$70 million medical faculty for university
THE UNIVERSITY of Panama is to get a new Faculty of Medicine within two years. Approval has been given for the...
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...
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...
