Maritime boss denies basketball tickets gift
THE NATIONAL TRANSPARENCY Authority has opened an investigation into an alleged gift of NBA basketball tickets costing $1,285 to Jorge...
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OPINION: Culture icon sidelined
Hoyporhoy La Prensa, August 2 WHEN THE REPUBLIC was founded, our leaders understood the need for the country to have...
Health Minister feeling the heat
PANAMA’S recently installed Minister of Health Miguel Mayo is quickly feeling the heat in the operating room, with patients, doctors...
POWERPOINT: Can China threaten the West?
By Jonathan Power How far behind the West is China? Is its economy still booming so it could within 20...
Prosecutor gets more time to investigate bullet dodger
FORMER Vice-President Felipe 'Pipo' Virzi who is dodging the bullet of a court hearing in a case with potentially heavy...
Shoot out kills 2 wounds four
A SHOOT OUT in Monte Oscuro, Panama City, left two people dead and four wounded, including a young soccer star ...
What the hecks going on in Panama?
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Backpack scandal trial stalled again
A PRELIMINARY hearing into the alleged irregular purchase of backpacks by the National Assistance Program (PAN), that involves former president...
Residents get say in Casco Viejo plans
RESIDENTS of Panama’s famed Casco Viejo have been included in future planning for the Unesco recognized area. The Panama City...
Mass poisoning victims protest court whitewash
SURVIVORS and families of victims of the mass poisoning by government supplied cough mixture containing diethylene glycol, protested outside Panama’s...
HEALTH: Study shows transgender not mental illness
TRANSGENDER is a condition and not a mental illness says a study conducted in Mexico and published in The Lancet....
30% of Panamas garbage dumped in ocean
THIRTY PERCENT of the garbage produced each day in Panama City, ends up being dumped in the ocean. , according...
