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Chinese Cargo Ships Receive Suspended Port Fees for One Year from the U.S. 
Beyond Netflix: Why Reading Is the Most Underrated Form of Entertainment 
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce Expresses Concern about Violence and Calls for Strengthened Citizen Cooperation with the Police 
Esteban De León Case in Panama: Attorney General Gómez asks for ‘Respect for the Families who Suffer in These Cases’ 
Detained N. Korea ship’s captain tried to slit throat
THE WEAPONS found aboard a North Korean freighter before it entered the Panama Canal were up to 60 years old...
Womans body found in mall parking lot
THE BODY of a woman was found in a car parked at a shopping center in Arriajan on Tuesday afternoon...
17 organizations want comptroller called to National Assembly
A total of 17 organizations have asked the National Assembly to call Comptroller Gioconda Torres de Bianchini for questioning. (more…)
Infighting continues but PP plan to name VP candidate
IN SPITE of internal dissension over which party to ally with in the 2014 election, the Partido Popular (PP) is...
Giant sacred sculpture set for Amador
THE FIRST stones for the plinth of a 32 meter sculpture of Panama’s patron saint, Santa Maria La Antigua, will...
N.Korean ship carrying arms detained in Panama.
A NORTH KOREAN ship carrying a cache of arms hidden under a cargo of sugar has been detained in the...
HEALTHWATCH : Fighting the silent epidemic
By Dr Cory Couilard The ‘silent epidemic’ of viral hepatitis continues to significantly affect many unknowing victims. A major obstacle...
Massive AIDS treatment program gets Panama launch
LATIN AMERICA could have about two million people on antiretroviral treatment by 2015 if the new WH0 guidelines are effectively...
Hospital specialists reject road map for new Health Code
The Association of Medical Specialists of Santo Tomas Hospital, has totally rejected the government’s proposed methodology for "discussion and analysis"...
High spending Ombudsperson not for sacrifice
THE TORTUOUS battle over the future of Ombudsperson Patria Portugal continues. In spite of multiple calls for her resignation and...
Medical Off work certificates on sale at $5
AN INVESTIGATION into the issuing of “incapacity certificates” to patients who do not qualify has uncovered at least three private...
Tug of war over foreign health specialists
THE TUG OF WAR between the Ministry of Health and Panama’s medical community over the hiring of foreign specialist’s seems...