Child dead and city havoc in freak storm
A FIVE YEAR OLD child died, power to a hospital was cut off, homes and businesses flooded and cars damaged...
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PP dissidents demand rejection of Panamenista alliance
THE LOW LEVEL of support for the presidential ambitions of Juan Carlos Varela has added fire to the claims of...
Illegal government snooping condemned
TWO MAJOR organizations committed to freedom of expression have spoken out against illegal government surveillance and journalists being detained as...
Ballooning government ad spending lacks ethics former electoral judge
GOVERNMENT SPENDING on self-promoting advertising has become a major concern for Panama society, says a former Electoral Tribunal (TE), magistrate....
Continuing exodus to urban areas causing problems
A MASS EXODUS of people from the Panama interior to urban areas is putting pressure on public services and reducing...
Illegal recordings a return to Noriega era former police chief
ILLEGAL RECORDINGS of government opposition members telephone calls is like the Noriega era says a former Panama police chief. (more…)
Violence against women a worldwide epidemic
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION says more than one-third of women around the world have been victims of violence, which has...
Brazil helps Casco Viejo avoid UNESCO black list
IN SPITE OF the construction of a viaduct carrying a multi-lane highway around Casco Viejo, the old city has avoided...
Lack of transparency over deaths of 8 babies in maternity unit
THE DEATHS of eight babies in the neonatology unit of a Social Security hospital with previous problem records was kept...
Election alliance honeymoon on shaky ground
THE WEDDING CAKE to celebrate an election alliance between the Panameñista party and the Partido Popular (PP) may be in...
Prosecutors seek to identify sources of comments in Panama newspapers
BOTH NEWSPAPERS published by the editorial group GESE had demands for the revelation of sources in a 48 hour period.....
Car drives into protesting hospital staff
A WOMAN BMW DRIVER accelerated into a group of hospital protestors on Friday, June 21,and drove off with two police...
