Fighting 10- fold increase in congenital syphilis.
A TEN-FOLD increase in cases of congenital syphilis in Panama is raising concerns among health authorities. The Panamanian Public Health...
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WORLD VIEW: War and Peace Today
By Jonathan Power THE MOST peaceful countries in the world are Iceland, Portugal, Austria, New Zealand and Denmark, according to...
Martinelli calls $20 million bail denial rights violation
PANAMA’S FUGITIVE former president, Ricardo Martinelli, jailed in Miami since June 12, has presented a “petition" to the US Supreme Court,...
Report on lawmakers donations under wraps
THE RULERS of the National Assembly (AN) appear to be sitting on the report of a commission that investigated irregularities...
Ex-PAN boss may end 30 months detention cell stay
THE FORMER Director of the National Assistance Program (PAN), in preventive detention for over two- and-a-half-years has been granted house...
Ex-rector no-show for anticorruption probe
THE EMBATTLED former rector of the University of Panama (UP) was a no-show at a scheduled interrogation by an Anticorruption...
WORLD VIEW: Global Health, Today and Tomorrow
By Loyce Pace WHAT comes to mind when someone says, “global health?” Does it evoke a heart-wrenching visual of someone...
Independence of Panama AG office stressed
ROLANDO RODRÍGUEZ, Secretary General of Panama’s Attorney General's Office, defended its independence while handling investigations related to bribes paid by...
Snake kills 16-year-old girl
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl became the year’s first fatal victim of a snake bite on Sunday July 22. The incident happened...
OPINION: Looking for Amazing Grace
RECENTLY, at the Community Church in Woodland Hills, California, a woman sang “Amazing Grace.” She sang slow with sweet, lilting...
Canadas role in Panama’s abandoned WMDs
AS THE US prepare to spend $13 million on ridding Isla San Jose of chemical weapons left behind after the...
Tax holiday for tourist rentals may end
THE TAX-FREE ride of Panama apartment owners renting to tourists may be coming to an end with a proposal put...
