A slap in the face for the constitution
The dismissal of the director of the National Police comes after the release of a video in which Panamanian...
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Line-jumping lawmakers
Once again, the National Assembly shows its open confrontation with the interests of the majorities. If the rest of the...
The urgency for a Constituent Assembly
It has become clear that the Constitution cannot remain as it is: 82.6% of those surveyed by GAD3 consider that...
OPINION: The pandemic fallout
The pandemic has impacted the country in many ways. According to a survey commissioned by La Prensa, 63% of those...
Panama administration in disarray
“The next government will have a vertical behavior against corruption. It will be characterized by transparency, accountability and telling the...
The Panama Lottery Paradox
In classical Greece, a kind of logical riddle was formulated in the form of a paradox that said something like:...
OPINION: Government belt needs more tightening
The Government's announcement to contain spending of $125 million is an effort, but it is very, very far from being...
OPINION: Seeking leaders as investment plummets
Foreign direct investment plummeted last year. In this area, Panama was only able to raise just under $600 million (a...
Another project trashed
Another project that ends up in the trash: the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) has decided not to continue with...
Latin America turning the clock back
In 1997, the political scientist and journalist Fareed Zakaria coined the term “illiberal democracy” to refer to the political systems...
Panama up against a grey wall
Panama is part of a community: the international one, which has its own rules and is governed by norms that...
WORLDVIEW: America CAN defeat poverty
by Jonathan Power Adam Smith who in 1776 wrote “The Wealth of Nations”, the Bible of capitalism, which has become...
