Battling nighttime noise bandits
IN SPITE OF night time raids by a posse of health, and noise inspectors led by Panama Mayor Jose, Isobel...
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OFF THE CUFF: Cost of private learning climbing
SENDING your children back to a private school next year will mean digging deeper into your pocket or purse according...
Pay boost for teachers health and security workers
TEACHERS, public safety personnel, health and agricultural science workers will benefit from wage increasesin 2015 said Minister of Economy and...
Another poisoned water crisis in Azuero
AN EMERGENCY Operations Center has been set up in Azuero and the use of water has been banned in 14...
Panama milk consumption rising
In four years, production increased from 150 million liters to 200 million liters, while annual per capita consumption has increased...
Election result challenge over state funds
MARIELA VEGA, of the CD, and Olivares Frías, of the PRD, who last faced off during the May election, spent...
OFF THE CUFF: Big fines for short term holiday renters
IF YOU ARE thinking of making a quick buck or at least getting some return on your investment by renting...
Panama on US drug trafficking black list
PANAMA remains on President Barack Obama’s black list of 22 countries whose production or trafficking of drugs have the greatest...
Crack hitting Toronto mayor has cancer
TORONTO’S embattled controversial Mayor Rob Ford whose antics have put his city on the world map in a way that...
Bill to allow free parking at malls moves forward
A BILL which will allow of consumers to park in shopping centers and malls for two hours without charge was...
OFF THE CUFF: Texting zombies and demeaning comments
FEW OF US have failed to witness some of Panama’s texting zombies as they cross one of the city's main...
Panama growth leads region
PANAMA’S growth continues to lead the region and much of the world. The gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.2 percent...
