Panama to host world tobacco control conference
Panama the first country in the world to sanction the absolute prohibition of advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco products...
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The forgotten Declaration of Independence
On Wednesday, November 18, 1840, General Tomás Herrera signed the longest-running declaration of independence in the 19th century writes...
Another setback for controversial university rector
The Third Chamber of Administrative and Labor Litigation of the Supreme (CSJ) provisionally suspended an Agreement of the...
Cortizo returns to his desk after a medical follow-up
Panama President Laurentino Cortizo was back at his desk on Friday, November 18 after returning from Houston, Texas where...
Corruption prosecutor appeals ruling on Super 99
The Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has filed an appeal against the decision of criminal judge Baloisa Marquínez not to...
More victims of sexual abuse in children’s shelters join lawsuit
PANAMA CITY/ 27 new victims have joined the civil lawsuit that 35 people filed several months ago against the...
Armed robberies of banks, jewelries, pharmacies on the rise
Statistics from the Public Ministry reveal that between January and October of this year, 5,975 complaints had been...
WORLDVIEW: The US – A Failed Democracy
By Jonathan Power It should take a long time before America can again strut the world stage and lecture...
Firefighters in Casco Viejo hampered by parked cars
A fire at a new hotel in Casco Viejo activated the alarms of the Fire Department on Wednesday, November 16,...
Panamanians nominated for 65th Grammy Awards
The singer-songwriter Rubén Blades and the jazz player Danilo Pérez have been nominated for the 65th edition of the...
New US Ambassador arrives in Panama
Mari Carmen Aponte the new US ambassador to Panama arrived in the country on Wednesday, November 16. Her appointment...
Fugitive leaves ex-wife and mother to face money-laundering trial
Adolfo Chichi De Obarrio, who was the private secretary of former President Ricardo Martinelli has been called to trial...
