Striking medical staff awaiting government response to counterproposals
Striking doctors and medical workers are still awaiting a response from the government to counterproposals to the government’s “return to...
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Panama challenging Costa Rica for tourism dollars
Panama as a tourist destination has surpassed Costa Rica, its largest competitor in the region in terms of percentage growth...
Comptroller nixes 21 years back pay to police chief
Panama’s Comptroller General, Gioconda de Bianchini, has blocked the 21 years of back pay to to Gustavo Perez, director of...
Land grabbers lose out as state retakes titles
The 12 pieces of land in Juan Hombrón, Cocle, to which corporations got free title and the prime land in...
Noriega supporter gets back pay while opponents get zero
An announcement by Security Minister Jose Raul Mulino that the chief of police who stood by former dictator Manuel Antonio...
Man with murder record held in ex-governor murder inquiry
A man with a criminal record including murder and theft has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the former governor...
Poor women given government food bags to stage demonstration Vice-President
Panama’s Vice President, Juan Carlos Varela, demanded an explanation from the Martinelli government about women who were “tricked” into staging...
No reprisals against striking medical staff Health Minister
Minister of Health, Franklin Vergara, said Monday November 7, there will be o retaliation against professionals who participated in the...
Water authority boss raises Martinellis ire
The latest director of Panama’s water and sewage systems (Idaan) may be getting closer to the fate of his predecessor...
No reinstatement of rank or pay for police chief ordered by courts
Panama's police chief, Gustavo Perez man not be getting the windfall back pay he and the Justice Minister announced on...
Ex-governor shot to death in Cocle
THE FORMER governor of the province of Cocle, Dario Fernandez, 62, was shot to death Sunday evening when he arrived...
Panama’s Police chief re-instated with 21 years back pay
The director of Panama’s National Police (PN) is about to get a windfall back pay of $123,000 and the rank of...
