Renewed health worker strike looms after futile dialog
A RENEWED strike is looming after 10 days of “futile” dialog with Panama’s health sector authorities say the leaders of...
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Foreigners blocking access to Pedasi beaches
“FOREIGNERS” who have bought land in the Pedasi district of Los Santos have closed of public access to over 20...
DROUGHT: $3 million in aid for cattle
A RESCUE mission to save some 115,000 cattle from ranches in the provinces of Coclé, Herrera, Los Santos and Veraguas...
Central Americas 5000 MW geothermal potential
AS PANAMA, largely dependent on hydroelectric power, faces blackouts a recent report shows that Central America has geothermal exploitable...
El Carmen zoning changes split community
ZONING changes in El Carmen, approved by the Ministry of Housing, haven split the community with banners for and against...
Power cuts today if energy saving goals not reached
POWER CUTS of between two and four hours could start today Friday May 10, if it does not rain in...
DROUGHT CRISIS: when good neighbors count
THE DROUGHT which has led to the declaration of a state of emergency in four provinces has also brought...
New kids on the electoral block
WITH THE 2014 election a little over 11 months away, the Frente Amplio por la Democracia (FAD) is poised to...
ELECTION ROUTE: The ethics of political maneuvering
A SUPPORTER of the ruling CD party which did not sign on to an electoral ethics pact has filed a...
A helping hand for Santo Tomas Hospital
A MOBILE monitoring machine has been working round the clock with critical care patients in the Internal Medicine Department at Santo...
ENERGY CRISIS: Minimum two hour power cuts looming
GET YOUR candles ready. Power cuts. could begin in Panama as early as Friday May 10, in spite of drastic...
Water rationing not on the cards yet
The level of lakes and rivers that supply water purification plants of the water and sewer agency Idaan is still...
