Cabinet asked to declare Panama dengue epidemic area
AS THE DENGUE death toll in the current Panama outbreak climbed to six, health authorities have asked the Cabinet Council,...
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Nicaragua Canal construction to start in 2015
WORK on the Nicaraguan Canal will start in 2015, although the final route will not be determined until the third...
Mall bans dengue signs, fined $5,000
AS PANAMA’S Ministry of Health (MoH) struggles to control the Dengue epidemic, a mall refused to let health officials post...
Scrapped Diablos Rojos bring in $1.332 million
PANAMA’S Diablos Rojos graveyard produced $1,332,000 for the State Coffers in 2013 says Transit Authority Director (ATTT), Roberto Moreno. (more…)
Martyrs flag returns to Panama
THE PANAMA FLAG that was the centerpiece of the events of Jan 9 ,1964 and was raised in the Canal...
Spanish minister heading to Panama over Canal construction dispute
AS THE blame game heats up between The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the consortium building the third set of...
Genius through the looking glass
WHO TO BLAME for the tax-change debacle that raised the ire of business leaders, expat residents and even some high...
Ayu Prado wins close vote to head Supreme Court
IN FOUR YEARS Jose Ayu Prado rose from prosecutor to Attorney General, to Supreme Court Judge and finally to President...
PANAMA CANAL: Recent historical background
THE PANAMA Canal Authority (ACP) has run into a shoal while working on elaborate plans to mark the 100th anniversary...
Canal Expansion stop work threat akin to extortion
FORMER Panama Canal Administrator Alberto Aleman Zubieta said that he does not believe that the consortium working on the third...
Price increases forecast after whimsical and partisan wage boost
THE GOVERNMENT decision to substantially raise the minimum wage during the run up to the election, has been listed as...
Fresh calls for independent judiciary in Panama
ON THE EVE of the selection of a new President of the Supreme Court voices one again are calling for...
