Newsroom Panama Quick Reads for February 23 & 24 of 2026 
Your Morning Smile 
Panamanian and US Forces Elevate Jungle Warfare Training 
The Plight of Migrant Venezuelan Families in Panama 
Historic Voyage Begins as U.S. Donated Cutter Sails for Sri Lanka through the Panama Canal 
Martinelli key ally a corruption target
THE WOMAN, that ex-president Ricardo Martinelli tried to parachute in as leader of his CD Party, and whose rule was...
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre wraps three events into one
A WHODUNIT, with the opportunity to test your investigative skills,plus fine food and wine, and a murderous bingo event will be wrapped...
Security guard gunned down in mall
A SECURITY guard who attempted to foil the robbery of a woman in the Westland Mall, in Arraiján, was shot...
multi-vehicle crash injures 12
A MULTIPLE VEHICLE collision in Ojo de Agua in the heart of San Miguelito injured 12 people, four of them...
Climate change cited in Casco hotel challenge
GLOBAL WARMING and rising sea levels have been dragged into the debate over the Casco Viejo hotel project by its...
OPINION; Flu vaccine priority
hoyporhoy La Prensa, June 18 TODAY,CIVIC CALM, solidarity and altruism must prevail because of the small number of A (H1N1) vaccines available. Citizens and leaders must lead by example...
Ex vice-president facing new criminal case
FORMER vice president Felipe”Pipo” Virzi will face The Fifteenth Circuit Criminal Prosecutor later this month for investigation of alleged forgery...
Flu deaths climb
THE NUMBER of deaths from the flu virus A (H1N1) rose to 23 0n Friday June 17, and 30 patients...
US asked to track Martinelli ex-secretary
THE UNITED STATES has been asked to help locate Adolfo Chichi De Obarrio, former private secretary of ex- president Ricardo...
HEALTH WATCH: Why smoothies are better than juicing
By Michael Greger MD STUDIES SUCH AS a recent Harvard School of Public Health investigation found that the consumption of whole fruits...
Tocumen duty free area up for grabs
THE DUTY FREE shopping area at Tocumen International Airport , which has been operated since 2007 by Waked International, S.A....
Former governor bailed but still detained
FORMER COCLE governor and head of Petaquilla Mines, Richard Fifer, has been granted bail for $100,000, but still remains in...