Lake Gatun below expected level as dry season looms
In spite of recent rains and with Panama on the eve of an anticipated severe dry season, Lake Gatun remains...
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More charges in multi-million sports organization scam
The former director of the Panamanian Sports Institute ( Pandeportes ), Mario Pérez, was charged with embezzlement of the sports...
Panama prepares for forest fires in 'severe dry season'
With a severe dry season forecast Panama’s Environment Ministry (Miambiente) is preparing for the season of forest fires, many of...
Fourth bridge consortium lays off workers in spat with MOP
The timetable of Panama’s most expensive infrastructure project - the $1.5 billion fourth bridge over the canal – is up...
Panama Police operations said outdated as violence spread
As violence continues to spread on the streets of Panama including at least five homicides on Christmas Day, lawyer and...
Water and Social Security will not be privatized -Cortizo
President Laurentino Cortizo confirmed on Thursday, December 26, that he has no plans to privatize the Institute of NationalAcqueducts and...
Nine murders mar Panama Christmas
Two adults and a minor were gunned down between the night of December 24 and 25 in Arraiján the...
1,070 affected by Christmas Day floods
Some 215 families will receive humanitarian assistance in Isla Colon and Changuinola in the province of Bocas de Toro , after being affected by floods brought...
4.066 dengue victims 5 deaths
With days to go before the Ministry of Health (Minsa) closes the record books for 2019, it reports a total...
Plan to revitalize Portobelo nears completion
The Territorial Planning Plan for Portobelo, an historic landmark in the province of Colón is 80%, complete and close to...
Gender inequality in Panama worse than Costa Rica, Colombia
Panama continues near the bottom of the Gender Inequality Index (GDI) with a value of 0.460, placing it at position...
Supreme Court backs Comptroller in checks to dead people scam
Panama’s Supreme Court has endorsed the decision of the Comptroller, Federico Humbert , to refuse endorsement of payments involved...
