"Likes" threats earn official 35% salary fine
The chief of staff of the Ministry of Housing (Miviot), José Ruiloba, who threatened staff who did not post “likes”...
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Panama specialty coffees add new varieties for world auction
Some 50 lots of Panama’s best coffee including two new varieties which enter the world’s major leagues in which Geisha...
Cortizo fires drug-carrying governor, names replacement
President Cortizo who appears to have been wearing blinkers in the face of ethical violations by high profile members of...
University students and staff re-ignite protests
Students from the University of Panama (UP) returned to the streets on Tuesday, September 15 to protest cuts in the...
Guna Yala governor caught with 79 drug packs
The governor of the Guna Yala region, Erick Iván Martelo Robinson, was arrested at dawn on Tuesday, September 15, after...
Comptroller asked to nix purchase of overpriced flawed ventilators
The Panama chapter of Transparency International, has asked the Comptroller General, Gerardo Solís, to refuse to endorse the purchase of...
Prosecution wins a round in massive bribery probe
The Supreme Court of Justice reversed a decision of the Second Superior Court, which had declared void a new line of investigation...
33 high profile suspects walk free in corruption probe
Another bunch of high profile corruption suspects linked to the Martinelli administration has walked free The case of the alleged...
Crew exchange keeps door ajar for return of cruise ships
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) reported that this weekend, the technical staff supervised the exchange of 205 crew members both...
Draconian rule by decree still facing constitutional challenges
Panama’s controversial rule by decree era imposing curfews and lockdowns and preventing couples from visiting a supermarket or drugstore together...
Beware fake news and conspiracy theories in vaccine search
Don’t believe everything you hear or see on the internet about vaccination but read articles from good sources says Digna...
Health workers lack supplies as government grossly overcharged
While medical personnel battling the coronavirus pandemic in hospitals, health centers and on the streets continue to complain of equipment...
