High spending Ombudsperson not for sacrifice
THE TORTUOUS battle over the future of Ombudsperson Patria Portugal continues. In spite of multiple calls for her resignation and...
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Medical Off work certificates on sale at $5
AN INVESTIGATION into the issuing of “incapacity certificates” to patients who do not qualify has uncovered at least three private...
Tug of war over foreign health specialists
THE TUG OF WAR between the Ministry of Health and Panama’s medical community over the hiring of foreign specialist’s seems...
Panama Gay Parade off the political radar
By Your Man in Panama THE CURIOUS, activists, musicians, church goers, and a contingent from the U.S. Embassy. turned out...
Another twist in bizarre murder investigation
FOUR MURDER suspects are in jail in David, Chiriqui, another is on the run. and the prosecutor has called for...
Multi fire trucks at Calidonia blaze
EIGHT FIRE trucks backed by rescue teams and ambulances were first on the scene at a warehouse fire in Calidonia soon...
Gasoline down (barely) diesel up
IF YOU CAN navigate your way through the maze of figures presented by the National Energy Secretariat you will find...
Copas network: tourists in, tourists out
COPA AIRLINES has announced a sixth daily flight between “The hub of the Americas””Panama, and Cancun, the main tourist center...
Rising basic food basket hits working poor
PRESSURE on the budgets of the poorer segment of Panama’s population continues to increase as the cost of the basic...
28 groups call for ombudsperson firing
ON THE EVE of her appearance before the country's lawmakers, 28 citizen organizations called on the National Assembly to remove...
Media revelations isolate Financial Pacific defendant
MAYTE PELLEGRINI, the chief suspect in a multi-million dollar fraud case at Financial Pacific reports that she has been isolated...
Attorney General concerned over social media role in FP scandal
SOCIAL MEDIA as a propaganda tool and a way of propagating causes and events can also have its downside as...
