NEWS

Rainy season delayed until June

March 29, 2016

PANAMA can expect the first rains of 2016 in May with some sporadic downpours greening some of the parched land,...

Panama now bovine TB free

March 28, 2016

FOLLOWING three years of study, research and control Panama has been declared free of bovine tuberculosis. The announcement came Monday, March 28, from...

US soldier guilty of killing Panama student

March 28, 2016

A US ARMY sergeant was found guilty by a US military court on Monday, March 28, of the murder of...

Odebrecht wins new contract after evaluation flip flop

March 28, 2016

BRAZIL’S scandal wracked construction company Odebrecht is on the way to receiving yet another major contract from Panamanian authorities. The...

No-show ministers a joke

March 28, 2016

THREE state ministers and the head of the Tourism Authority have been no-shows at meeting with the plenary of Panama’s...

Fidels response to Obama visit

March 28, 2016

FIDEL CASTRO has responded to Barack Obama's historic trip to Cuba with a etter listing the history of US aggression...

MEDIA WATCH: When a City is blind to corruption links

March 28, 2016

hoyporhoy, La Prensa, March 28 THE FIXATION of our leaders regarding Odebrecht, is beyond all imagination. As the mayoralty $99...

Nine injured in collapsed Chorrillo house

March 27, 2016

AT LEAST NINE residents of an old mansion on Calle 14, El Chorrillo were injured on Friday night, March 25,...

Boquete Orchid Fair drawing visitors

March 27, 2016

BOQUETE, Chiriqui continues to be a magnet for tourists and retirees with its ambience, coffee plantations scenery cooler climate and...

HEALTH WATCH: Beans against diabetes,aging

March 27, 2016

By Michael Greger MD I’VE TALKED previously about the anti-diabetic and anti-obesity effects of various phytonutrients in beans, but beans have protective...