Failed bus-strike leader arrested
THE FORMER Metro Bus Operators Union Secretary General, Antenor Guadamuz, was arrested on Nonday morning, November 9 for trying to prevent...
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Ex-comptroller implicated in Tonosi scandal
AN AUDIT of the failed irrigation system in Tonosí, Los Santos, which led to millions of dollars in kickbacks...
Panama Commerce Minister resigns
PANAMA’S MINISTER of Trade and Industry, Meliton Arrocha, announced on Telemetro on Monday Nov. 9, that he submitted his formal...
Fifth Carols by Candlelight Charity concert
By Margot Thomas PANAMA’S FIFTH Carols By Candlelight concert at the Mirador Del Pacifico (the fish market end...
Business group asks parking law delay
THE CHAMBER of Commerce has asked the government to delay until 2017, new parking laws governing free parking space and...
OFF THE CUFF: Moscoso gives finger to Varela
FORMER PRESIDENT Mireya Moscoso, who did little to hide her antipathy to fellow Panamenista, Juan Carlos Varela in the run...
Fourth Canal bridge project moving on
CONSTRUCTION of the eight lan fourth bridge over the Panama Canal will be under the direction of the Ministry of...
Judge calls for Martinelli email address
Judge calls for Martinelli email address THE JUDGE of guarantees in the investigation of former President Ricardo Martinelli into alleged...
Assembly stalls Colon incentive projects
TWO KEY government initiatives remain on the backburner in Panama’s National Assembly despite lobbying by the executive. (more…)
Bocas robbery attempt gets “007” rating in Canada
COINCIDING with this week’s black tie and champagne, reception for the Panama premier of Spectre, the latest James Bond movie,...
UNESCO told of Panama education weakness
WHILE growth in Panama has been one of the highest in Latin America during the recent decade it remains a...
