Third CD electoral win overturned
THE POLITICAL aspirations of another Democratic Change CD) deputy have been dealt a blow by Panama’s Electoral Tribunal (TE) Court...
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Panama may close boarders to Ebola hot spot travelers
PANAMA’S Ministry of Health (MoH) is considering closing the borders to people from the three West African countries where the...
Panamanian jockey killed on US track
A 17-YEAR-OLD Panamanian jockey was killed on a race track in Indiana on Tuesday, October 14 after falling from a...
CD call center embezzlement case moves ahead
FORMER government vice minister Luis Eduardo Camacho González will have to face up to prosecution s for alleged embezzlement by...
Indigenous activist, new ambassador to Bolivia
PANAMA’S new ambassador to Bolivia is, like his mother, a prominent leader in fighting for causes dear to the indigenous...
Colombia moving ahead with Panama tax haven listing
COLOMBIA has brushed aside a call for a withdrawal of its threat to list Panama as a tax haven and...
Singer’s political aspirations knocked
THE DECISION by Panamanian singer-songwriter Rubés Blades to return to the political arena has generated strong reactions. (more…)
Hawkers near transport facilities face fines
STREET VENDORS and hawkers selling at Metro Bus stops or near Metro subway stations will face heavy fines under new...
CD candidate gave $150 for vote and nude photo – witness
A SECOND CD election victory of a candidate who used government funds during the campaign has been annulled. The Electoral...
President signs deal with striking bus drivers
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela on, when he met with striking Metro bus drivers Tuesday, October 14and signed an agreement with...
Business group demands retaliation against Colombia
COLOMBIA’s decision to include Panama on a list of tax havens is "disrespectful and unfair,” says The National Council of...
OFF THE CUFF: Soap operas, home and away
FORMER President Ricardo Martinelli is fond of calling the ongoing Italian corruption trials in which his name continues to surface...
