Sales tax dodgers cost $500 million annually
RETAILERS restaurants and other businesses strip Panama of over $500 million annually by evading the Itbm (sales)tax says the Directorate...
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OFF THE CUFF: Water jinks override dying cattle
THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP), Gustavo Him, seems to have a talent for mixing apples and oranges as he...
Total ban imposed on Vietnam seafood
THE IMPORTATION of all seafood from Vietnam has been banned by The Panamanian Food Safety Authority. The banning notice was...
Water for Carnival jinks a crime
THE USE of hundreds of gallons of water for Carnival in Herrera and Los Santos is a “crime” says Minister...
Cable theft ignites cathedral fire
THE PANAMA Fire Department was called to the Santa Maria la Antigua Cathedral in Casco Viejo on Monday February 1,...
Costa Rican president named Shark Enemy #1.
COSTA RICAN president Luis Guillermo Solís has been named “Shark Enemy of the Year” by Sharkproject International . The acerbic...
Solar installation aids bottom line and environment
CONCERNS about water shortages and the falling ability of Panama’s hydroelectric plants to deliver the energy needed, businesses are looking...
Newsroom tops 110,000 visits a month
NEWSROOM PANAMA reached new readership levels in the first month of 2016, with over 110,000 page visits, and climbing. The...
10-year old hit in food line, dies
A 1O-YEAR-OLD girl who was injured when a vehicle ran into a line of people waiting to buy products from...
From druggie to champion – Canadian wins Ironman
CANADIAN Lionel Sanders, a one-time drug addict, who turned his life around to become one of the world’s top 10...
Panama flagged ship adrift in Bay of Biscay
A PANAMANIAN registered merchant ship is adrift in the Bay of Biscay, about 300 km off the French coast. The...
Master plan for major Tocumen expansion for tender
HOTELS, a Metro station and even a Convention center are on the table for a master plan for the use...
