OPINION: Panama electoral alliances abandon principles
In theory, political parties are organizations that seek to exercise public power to develop a government program, according to their...
NEWS
Ex-finance minister gets thumbs down in Odebrecht bribery case
Panama’s former finance minister and another defendant accused in the Odebrecht bribery scandal came up short on December 21 ...
Panama Papers probes moving forward
The principal partners of the Mossack Fonseca law firm whose tax dodging activities were unveiled in the Panama Papers have...
Jailed Martinelli may face further sanctions
The Directorate General of the Penitentiary System has opened an administrative investigation after a search of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli’s cell...
Martinelli jailhouse tantrums continue
Acting more like a man still holding the reins of power than a jailed suspect awaiting trial for offenses that could...
Alliance presidential candidate exits race
With nearly five months to the 2019 elections José Mimito Domingo Arias Alliance Party presidential candidate announced his withdrawal...
OPINION: President dallies,incompetence rewarded
Since he took office on July 1, 2014, the President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela, had to know that...
Three-day shut-down of public offices for WYD
ALL PUBLIC offices in Panama City and San Miguelito will be closed from noon on January 23 to Wednesday, January...
HEALTHWATCH: Most eye floaters age related
By Dr. Amir Khan, (Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic ) Dark spots may be floaters. These black or gray specks, strings, or...
Costa Rica: A world leader in climate change fight
By Sinta Stepani The newly elected President of Costa Rica, one of the world’s youngest heads of state, 38-year-old former...
Social media blizzard follows Santas dawn rumble
A private party labeled Wall St. Santa’s Night Out on the grounds of the former Justo Arosemena Institute (IJA),...
