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Panama Still Maintains Investment Grade Despite S&P’s BBB- Says Chapman 
Tensions Between Chinese and US Embassies in Panama Over Alleged Espionage 
Heavy Rains in November: 12 Dead and More Than 80 Sectors Affected 
Lawyer in land grab scandal confined to Panama
Anabelle Villamonte the Panamanian lawyer who is in the eye of the storm over the ceding of free land titles to...
Noriega likely back in Panama for Christmas
Panama’s former military dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega could be back in Panama for Christmas if the paperwork is expedited, say...
Agriculture marketing chief arrested
The Public Ministry (MP) ordered the arrest of the director general of the Institute of Agricultural Marketing (IMA), Diomedes Jaén...
KPC outbreak coming under control
With 94 recorded cases and 61 deaths to mid November, Panama is coming to grips with the bacteriumKlebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)...
4.5 earthquake tremor in Kuna Yala
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale was recorded in Kuna Yala across from El Porvenir at 6.30 pm...
Pele police remain outlawed as police appeal rejected
An appeal filed by the National Police (PN) against a court ruling outlawing the use of “pele police”, has been...
More last minutes sales in Juan Hombron
Nine days before the Public Registry registration time limit ordered by the National Land Authority (Anati) on 14 farms in...
Nearly one third believe Martinelli government worst since dictatorship
Ricardo Martinelli, has scored one of the lowest popularity ratings of a Panamanian president since the US invasion in 1989....
Judges will be older,more experienced, and stay longer
Major changes to the qualifications and tenure of Panama judges have been put forward by a committee studying constitutional reform....
Oderbrecht gets protest letter over historical sites
The work of the third phase of the cinta costera is in contradiction to the recommendations of the World Heritage...
Varela claims pressure to appoint consul now under investigation for extortion
Panama’s vice president and former Foreign Minister of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela, disclosed Monday, November 14, that he had been...
Doctors strike continues says medical group
Panama’s medical negotiating commission (Comenenal) has announced, that the doctors’ strike which began October 20, will continue. (more…)