Panama flagged ship adrift in Bay of Biscay
A PANAMANIAN registered merchant ship is adrift in the Bay of Biscay, about 300 km off the French coast. The...
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Master plan for major Tocumen expansion for tender
HOTELS, a Metro station and even a Convention center are on the table for a master plan for the use...
MEDIA WATCH: Zika alert as Panama sleeps
hoyporhoy THE SPREAD of diseases by vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks was part of predictive models of the...
5.6 earthquake on Panama border
AN EARTHQUAKE of 5.6 degrees on the Richter scale was reported at 6:38 a.m. on Sunday January 30 along the...
MEDIA WATCH: Water games as cattle die
Hoyporhoy, La Prensa Jan. 30 A WEEK before the official start of the carnival, the public expects consistency and clarity...
Drought busters, $127,000 to shower revelers.
WHILE the debate continues over water conservation during the ongoing drought caused by the El Nino phenomenon, Panama’s Tourism Authority...
Mario Martinelli granted $2 million bail
MARIO MARTINELLI, brother of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli bought himself out of house arrest with $2 million on Friday January 29....
Ironman competition a windfall for taxman and tourism
By Margot Thomas THE IRONMAN competition in Panama on Sunday, January 30, is more than a sporting event. It is...
Canal opening day a moveable feast as cost claims drag on
THE PANAMA Canal expansion project, said to be 95% complete is more than a year behind schedule, and while its ...
OFF THE CUFF: Heat rurned up on firebrand deputy
PRD FIREBRAND deputy Zulay Rodríguez, who has never been slow to criticize her fellow legislators even to the point...
Judge combines Martinelli habeas corpus motions
TWO HABEAS CORPUS motions filed by ex-President Ricardo Martinelli defense lawyers in the case involving alleged illegal spying during his...
Metro Bus system now state owned
PANAMA’S 1,236 Metro buses are now the property of the state following the Friday Jan 29 finalization of the purchase...
