12 cops and guards get 46 years for teen inmate deaths
TWELVE POLICE OFFICERS and guards have been sentenced to 46 years in prison for the burning deaths of five teen...
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Culeco watery graveyard?
THE ERA OF culeco’s as part of Panama’s traditional Carnival celebrations may be nearing its end, with increasing calls to...
Wiretap victims demand action on Martinelli arrest warrant
IN OTHER Central American Countries, high level politicians allegedly involved in acts of corruption are behind bars awaiting trial or...
28 deaths as contruction industry lacks safety checks
THE CONSTRUCTION industry in Panama has recorded 28 deaths in two years but suffers from a lack of safety officials....
Car import perks for deputies cost state $506,000
FINANCIAL PERKS in the way of tax exemptions on imported vehicles, resulted in $506,000 lost revenue to the state, according...
Another blow for local stock market
CONFIDENCE in Panama’s stock market has taken another beating with the news that a company directed by former Chamber of...
OFF THE CUFF: King of the cookie jar opposes reform
A PROPOSAL of the Electoral Reforms Commission (NCSR) to prevent family members acting as paid alternates to deputies, got predictable...
HEALTH WATCH: Fighting aging enzyme with plant based diet
By Michael Greger M.D. Over the last decade, more than 5,000 papers have been published about TOR, an engine-of-aging enzyme inhibited by...
Casualty free weekend on Panama beaches
OVER 15000 people hit Panama beaches and rivers on the first back-to-school weekend Jan. 9-10 without casualties, reports the National...
Medical workers strike on hold
NURSING technicians who gathered in the Cathedral Plaza in Casco Viejo to demand a wage increase on Saturday January 9,...
Departure Tax at Tocumen climbs to $60
LEAVING PANAMA from Tocumen International Airport got more expensive on January 1, when the departure tax went up $10 to $60....
New medical school ready in 2018
PLANS for Panama’s new Medical Faculty will be delivered on Monday, January 11, and the $70 million school is intended...
