Canada flattens virus curve gives pointers to US
Canada with its universal health care system providing free access to all citizens has flattened the coronavirus curve and with...
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Private school strands students, staff, parents
Parents of over 200 students who were attending what was once considered an elite private school in Panama Pacifico have...
Minister uses engineer title without endorsement
Panama’s beleaguered Minister of Public Works (MOP), Rafael Sabonge already under fire for alleged scandals linked to the construction the...
Search for healthcare staff as COVID death toll reaches 667
Twenty-two deaths in one day raised the Panama toll to 667 on Wednesday, July 2, and on a path to...
Second ex-president under country arrest
After a day-long interrogation on Thursday, July 2 special Odebrecht anti-corruption prosecutor Ruth Morcillo slapped a country arrest order on...
Panama boxing legend released from hospital
Panamanian Hall of Fame boxing legend Roberto "Hands of Stone" Durán was released from the National Hospital where he stayed...
Martinelli under country arrest replays health card
Ex-president Ricardo Martinelli cannot leave Panama without judicial authorization and must report on the 15th of each month. The order...
Ex-president Varela faces money laundering investigation
Former Panama President Juan Carlos Varela (2014-2019), appeared on Thursday morning, July 2, at the Special Anti - Corruption Prosecutor's...
“Biggest businessman in country” boasts Martinelli facing crime probe
Former Panama president Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) remained defiant claiming to be the country’s biggest businessman when he arrived at the...
Death toll rises convention centers marked for conversion to hospitals
July opened with 913 new cases of Covid-19 raising the total in Panama to 34,463 since the outbreak began on...
25 frontline healthworkers hit by virus, one dead
Some 25 frontline staff from the Social Security Fund (CSS) of Panama West, involved in testing and tracing Covid-19. including doctors, nurses,...
Recovery plan slashes pay and perks for ruling elite
President Laurentino Cortizo and Vice President José Gabriel Carrizo will take a 50% cut in costs of representation for six months...
