10 years after worst health scandal, court slaps wrists
TEN YEARS after it first become known that scores had died and hundreds more were poisoned with cough mixture containing diethylene...
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Drs demand action for Santo Tomas in crisis
MEDICAL SPECIALISTS at Panama’s leading hospital and medical school have sent an urgent demand to the Minister of Health for...
Another sexual trafficking ring busted
A DAWN raid in Panama has broken up another human trafficking rink and freed a group of victims of sexual...
Violence and AIDS chief causes of death for Panama youth
THE CHIEF causes of death among adolescents in Panama, are violence and AIDS says a joint report from the Ministry of...
US DEBATE; Friday’s Trumpet call
NEWSER) – "A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons,"...
WORLD VIEW: Chinas Climate Conumdrum
China faces large challenges if it is to turn public rhetoric into an effective green energy program — and whichever...
Panamanian named to key UN post
WHILE PANAMA’S Assembly struggles to get to grips with the issue of sexual education in schools, the UN Secretary...
HEALTH WATCH: Tomatoes for hearts sake
By Michael Greger MD IN THE PREVENTION of cardiovascular disease, the consumption of fruits and vegetables is crucial. Preventing the oxidation of...
Panama labor demand exceeds supply
A SHORTAGE of labor, with poor education standardS an additional stumbling block, is putting a brake on development in Panama. In...
Vaccination slashes flu season to 5 weeks
PANAMA’S Flu season which normally lasts 12 weeks was cut down, to only five weeks this year, largely due to a massive...
Panama hoping to exit tax haven list
HOPES ARE HIGH in Panama that the country’s name will be missing from a list of tax havens to be...
Disco dancing in delicate clinical condition
A FLAMBOYANT boutique owner under country arrest while awaiting trial for alleged embezzlement, fraud and corruption of public servants, has...
