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The Panama Airbnb Bubble: Why Short-Term Rentals Are Failing Investors 
French Canadian Couple Survives a Violent Attack While Visiting Panama 
Weather Insanity in Chiriqui and Neighboring Provinces This Week 
Brothers out Hiking Got Lost on Picacho Hill in Chiriquí 
Student shot in Colon school gym
A STUDENT 13, was shot and wounded in a school gym in Colon on Wednesday March 30. His condition is...
Diethyline glycol poisoning trial enters 7th day
THE CRIMINAL Court hearing into the poisoning of over 8000 people with cough mixture tainted with diethyline glycol used in...
Teatro Nacional opening soon – for visits only
THE TEATRO NACIONAL (National Theatre in the heart of Casco Viejo, closed in June 2015, will be re-opening its doors...
Foundation activities smear University
MISMANAGEMENT of the University of Panama Foundation, uncovered during an audit by Panama’s Comptroller General, showing financial damage to the...
Panama 1, Haiti 0, in World Cup group qualifier
PANAMA struggled to defeat Haiti 1-0 on Tuesday March 29 in a CONCACAF group stage match towards qualifying for the...
WORLD VIEW: Turkey forward or backward
By Jonathan Power IN THE 1970's there was a cult film, Midnight Express”, directed by the young Oliver Stone. It was based...
Moodys reviewing Odebrecht liquidity as shares plunge
SOON after Moody's rating agency announced it will begin a new review of the liquidity of the Brazilian company Odebrecht, which has...
Compulsory tipping coming to end
THE DAYS when dissatisfied customers are faced with a built in service tip are fast nearing their end in Panama...
Uber spells pirate in Panama
UBER in Panama is on a par with “pirate” transportation according to the Transport Authority (ATTT) and hefty fines are...
US soldier jailed 30 years for Panama girl murder
AN AMERICAN soldier was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by a military jury on Tuesday March 29 for the murder...
Red flag for vacation package buyers
PANAMA’S Consumer Protection Authority (Acadeco) has issued a warning to purchasers of vacation packages. Administrator Garcia Cardoze says that they...
Damning university foundation audit sent to Public Ministry
AN AUDIT that covered only “ a short period’’ of time has revealed nearly $500,000 of overspending in the University...