Flooding alert in Chiriqui
More concerns over flooding in Panama, this time in Chiriqui where the country’s civil defense agency (Sinaproc) has warned that...
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Panama remembers deaths of students in 1964
The sale of alcohol in Panama, and the playing of loud dance music was banned in Panama on Sunday, January...
Turbidity down but no end in sight to water crisis
Panama’s 31 day old water crisis continues, affecting a million users including businesses and homes. (more…)
Government gag law condemned
A proposed law would make it a crime to criticize the president or any elected public servant in Panama is...
Panamas water problems in the hands of God and IDAAN
Panama’s water problems, affecting over a million consumers for 29 days are “in God’s hands and in the ability of...
Move to allow president to serve consecutive terms gets thumbs down
Two Ricardo Martinelli supporters after grandstanding for the cameras in the National Assembly, perhaps hoping to curry favor with their...
Environmental czar appointment claimed flouting the law
President Martinelli is flouting the law for a second time in the appointment of a head of ANAM, Panama’s environmental...
Martinelli still lacking White House invitation
President Ricardo Martinelli is on his sixth visit to the U.S., but after 18 months in office, in spite of...
Panama Murder suspect Wild Bill gets a few more moments of fame
A jail cell in David, Chiriqui is playing host to Panama’s most notorious murder suspect, “Wild Bill" William Dathan Holbert....
Panama Social Security on path to $400 million deficit
On Sunday, before heading for a trip to his U.S. alma mater, Panama’s president Ricardo Martinelli forecast a nine percent...
WATER CRISIS EXPANDS boil and filter warning
After suffering through long spells with no water, Panamanians have been told not to drink water coming from the Chilibre...
Water crisis continues but Panama Carnival plans go ahead
Panama’s Carnival, which has suffered from maladministration and residential opposition for several years, is now in the hands of the...
