The end of an empire ?
By Iaime Fong Buckeridge (in La Prensa) “After elections marked by accusations of fraud and vote-buying and an unusual –and...
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Exemplary sanctions needed for rule-flouting officials
The numbers of infections and deaths from Covid-19 are chilling, and the numbers are expected to get even worse this...
Panama’s bottomless pit
The Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has provided valuable information about Odebrecht. One of the most interesting things that the prosecutors...
A 'lack of diligence' report
The attorney general of the Nation, Eduardo Ulloa, has rendered a management report that is rather the report of the...
Mediocrity and servilty rewarded
In the midst of a crisis that continues due to consistent technical incompetence in handling the pandemic, the government gear...
Incompetence fueling crisis
If we asked the Minister of Health what is the plan to face the increase in infections or if we...
A communications disaster
The government's ability to improvise a nationwide communication disaster and unrest is simply disconcerting. The new measures announced yesterday by...
Pandemic is a business in Panama
The general director of the state-owned corporation that manages the Tocumen International Airport has been irresponsible in handling information on...
Covid-19, more questions than answers
The situation in the country is not only worrying because of the high number of infections that are reported daily,...
The less than “honorable” lawmakers
The work done by the members of the National Electoral Reform Commission –especially those who represent civil society– is invaluable...
OPINION: Citizen irresponsibity as hospitals run out of beds
The number of infections is increasing. Yesterday there were almost three thousand cases and almost 30 deaths, really worrying figures. There...
OPINION: Suicidal response to pandemic
The pandemic in Panama is far from being controlled and in large part it is because many citizens are not...
