Ship sinks off Colon after collision
A GENERAL cargo ship VMF Alita sailing under The Venezuelan flag sank off Colon, on the weekend after an earlier...
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Varela promises hands on for stalled projects
AS CONCERNS over water supplies and other unfinished projects mount, President Juan Carlos Varela announced Friday Jan, 23 that he...
Drought pushing Panama Canal to make rain
THE CURRENT severe drought caused by El Niño, has the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) once more facing a serious emergency...
Calls for audit and cap on judges travel jaunts
AS THE INFIGHTING in Panama’s Supreme Court continues, Judge Harry Díaz has turned the spotlight on his colleagues travel trips,...
US Natural Gas plant to Increase Panama Power by 30%
A $900 MILLION natural gas- fired power plant that is expected to boost Panama’s electricity output by 30%, will be...
Playboy Lavitola explains $25 million commission
PLAYBOY, FIXER and current jailbird, Valter Lavitola, facing judges in Rome on Tuesday, Jan.19, tried to distance himself from the ...
Varela accused of flip flop in judicial system turmoil
THE TURMOIL in Panama’s judicial system continues, with a former judge re-iterating that the current court president Jose Ayu Prado,...
CORRECTION: Expat blood bank
THE EXPAT driven Hospice and Respite Foundation is organizing a blood bank donation day at the National Hospital on TUESDAY...
$72.4 million seized in corruption probes
BANK ACCOUNTS containing some $72.4 million related to corruption investigations were seized by the Public Prosecutor's Office during 2015. Attorney...
Two Martinelli era stars nearing trial date
TWO MORE high ranking officials of the Ricardo Martinelli government are nearing the date of their trial in an affair...
Hydroelectric projects override opposition
IN THE FACE of continuing oppositions from Indigenous communities Despite the the hydroelectric projects in La Cuchilla and Barro Blanco...
Lets hear it for the backhoes
IS THE MINISTER of the Presidency, living in a bubble or just unable to connect with the office of the Comptroller,...
