85% of Domestic workers shortchanged by employers
Only 15% of employers of Panama’s domestic workers who earn an average of $400 a month pay the employer's contribution to...
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Court rejects another Martinelli appeal
Yet another appeal in the seemingly unending ploys by the high-end legal team of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli has been...
Boy 12 gunned down in soccer final
A 12-year old boy playing in the final of a soccer tournament was killed by a stray bullet during an...
50 shops closed in once trendy tourist area
The timing couldn’t be worse for Panama city mayor and wannabe president, José Isabel Blandón after an uninspiring performance in...
Movin defends accountability campaign
Representatives of the Independent Movement (Movin) delivered to the Electoral Tribunal (TE) on Friday, February 22 a written a written...
Jet-setter suspect flaunts travel record
After several hours of questioning, the Secretary-General of the National Assembly, Franz Wever, left the offices of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's...
Call for Latin American unity against US
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Thursday, February 21 urged Latin American presidents to unite against "US interference" in Venezuela, so...
State poisoning survivors get annuity increase Health
Some 1069 survivors of the massive poisoning of Social Security patients, almost 12 years ago with a cough mixture containing...
Business group opposes sugary drinks tax
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (Cciap) has stepped into the debate over the taxing of sugary drinks and...
Comptroller reveals another phony jobs scandal
Some 30 people who receive salaries from Panamanian Autonomous Cooperative Institute (Ipacoop) but could not present the evidence of...
Movistar bows out to Millicom
Movistar, has sold its operations in Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua to Millicom Internatioial Cellular for $1. 65 billion. Millicom,...
Consumer protection watchdog handled 5,667 cases
Panama’s Consumer Protection Authority (Acodeco) handled nearly 6,000 complaints in 2018, with complaints about expired products, with no expiration date...
