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Happy Independence Day Panama: A Poem by David P Carroll 
The Independence From Spain in Panama November 28. José de Fábrega Pictured Below: 
Panama Still Maintains Investment Grade Despite S&P’s BBB- Says Chapman 
Tensions Between Chinese and US Embassies in Panama Over Alleged Espionage 
Attorney General moves on denunciation of Security Minister over suspect contracts
THE PUBLIC MINISTRY (MP) has accepted a denunciation filed against the security minister, Jose Raul Mulino, and others for alleged...
HEALTH WARNING Contact lens recall
Panama’s Ministry of Health has issued a warning about the use of a brand of contact lenses, that may have...
Fertility rates plummeting in Latin America
Fertility rates have dropped in many parts of the world in recent decades, but something particularly remarkable happened to the...
WHATS ON (in Panama): A Newsroom gift for 2012
Our illustrated What’s On (in Panama) is a must-read source of information listing events , from book club meetings to...
Last weekend for tickets for 12th Night Revel
Out and about with Zuleira The folks behind the 12th Night Revel (party) at the Magnolia Inn in Casco Viejo,...
Driver discomfort levels to escalate for two years
Panama drivers and public transit users have been warned to prepare for what the Transit Authority (ATTT) calls “two years...
Elected mayors and councilors met with tear gas and pepper spray
Panama’s turbulent political scene took a new turn on Wednesday, Dec 28 when riot police broke up a demonstration of...
Other alternatives to super highways
PLANS TO ENCIRCLE the city’s World Heritage site (Casco Viejo) with a four lane highway on stilts or landfill,are causing...
More threats against newspaper founder
Panama’s government responded yesterday with new threats against Roberto Eisenmann, founder of La Prensa and a harsh critic of the management...
Call for change in bus user habits
After a year in operation, users of the Metro Bus system continue to complain of lack of coordination of buses...
Prepaid cards on Metro buses mid-February
Prepaid cards available at 1,000 points of sale, will be in use on all Metro bus routes in Panama, starting...
Lavitola to return to Italy to face the music
After remaining in hiding for nearly four months, the Italian fugitive Valter Lavítola, closely linked to alleged Panama governmental purchasing...