Varela set to torch tortoise image
President Juan Carlos Varela, who has been accused of a tortoise approach during his first 17 months in office, has...
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Low fuel prices put $1 billion in pockets of Panama consumers
LOW FUEL prices generated annual savings of approximately one billion dollars that consumers in Panamahave used to buy other products...
Panama golfers with eyes on Masters
TWO PANAMANIAN golfers will be seeking a ticket to the 2016 Masters when they play in the second edition of...
Financial Pacific directors must pay hefty fines
FORMER directors of scandal plagued Financial Pacific brokerage, who have dropped out of sight in recent months, have lost their...
Extradition request for embezzlement suspect
A FORMAL request for the extradition of Mayer Mizrachi Mayer, who was arrested Dec. 29 in Colombia following an Interpol...
Canal expansion consortium said juggling costs
THE CONSORTIUM building the third set of locks for the the Panama Canal expansion, may be "artificially inflating" its costs...
Korean sculpture for Panama
A SIX-METER tall sky blue work “The "Greetingman" by Korean sculptor Yoo Young-ho, will be unveiled in Panama this month...
‘Dream come true’ wins story contest
A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD high school student from David, Chiriqui has won the third edition of the Latin American story contest "The...
Years first drownings, homicide
THE NEW YEAR’s first two drowning deaths occurred in the province of Cocle and the first homicide in Bocas Del...
Metro link to airport under study
A FEASIBILITY STUDY of connecting line 2 of the Metro with Tocumen International Airport is underway. The $500,000 study by...
$212,000 no bid contract never completed
Former officials with the Government Innovation Agency have told prosecutors that Eduardo Jaén, the former director of the agency, directed...
One dead 7 critically injured in pirate bus crash
A SPEEDING “pirate” bus led to the death of one person, and at least 18 injured, seven critically, on Thursday...
