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...
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Lawmakers’ staff will have to clock-in – comptroller
Deputies who have spent scores of millions of dollars on staff payrolls, including creating non-existent jobs as they dole out...
Comptroller Tours Problem Plagued Project
Panama’s comptroller Federico Humbert inspected the Amador Convention Center project on Thursday, February 21. A technical report prepared for the ...
Whooping cough cases spreading
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) has detected eleven cases of pertussis (whooping cough) outside the Ngäbe Buglé region, two of...
Ex-Minister loses appeal in transit scam probe
A Former Government Minister must appear before anti-corruption prosecutors to face questioning about alleged embezzlement related to compensation of owners...
Panama blocks Nicaragua, Honduras trucks
In a Tit for Tat move Panama has imposed temporary trade restrictions on Honduras and Nicaragua truckers Decrees issued on...
Whooping cough deaths climb to 11
The number of child deaths due to whooping cough in the Ngäbe Buglé region has risen to 11 said The...
Voters no longer open to “ham” payola
Panamanians "have stopped being stupid" and can no longer be bought with hams as was done before said vice-presidential candidate...
4 Presidential wannabees backslide on education
4 Four of the seven presidential candidates for the May 5 elections have not answered the call of the group...
MEDIAWATCH: Church sex abuse crisis
Can the Catholic Church find redemption asks The Week as scores of thousands bask in the afterglow of WYD in...
Bankruptcy stalls flagship project
The dreams of Panama’s Tourism Authority (ATP) of boosting conferences and events in Panama at the new Conference Center...
