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Letters to the Editor
Letters and messages mourning the death of Richard Vizor, a figurehead in the expat community, continue to arrive. (more…)
Battle over illegal fishing sanctions firing in Panama
The waters of Panama’s of the Aquatic Resources Authority of (ARAP), got more muddied on Tuesday (June 22) when its...
Freezing the spread of casinos in Panama
What the papers say La Prensa, June 22 It seems inconceivable that the Comptroller General of the Republic has given...
Over vigilant Panama fisheries watchdog fired
Kriss Poveda, former National Director of Inspection, Supervision and Control of Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP), who was fired...
Panama license blitz nets ticket violators and errant drivers
If you are sitting with an unpaid traffic fine watch out as traffic rule “enforcement” has finally become the flavor...
More children hospitalized as encephalitis spreads in Panama
The equine encephalitis virus continues to spread across Panama with three more suspected cases identified in Darien. (more…)
Number of people poisoned by Social Security medicine will never be known
Four years after scores of people died from taking medicine contaminated with diethylene glycol it has been announced that the...
National alert as encephalitis spreads
A countrywide alert about the spread of the encephalitis virus has been issued by the Ministry of Health. (more…)
“Stuffed Sausage” bill kept hidden
The contents of a bill reforming three codes and six laws were hidden for two weeks by the Cabinet and...
Mass demonstrations against Martinelli government
In spite of heavy rain over 60 organizations, including unions social groups and environmentalists gathered in Panama on Thursday (June...
What the papers say: Rights of the victim
La Prensa June 17 A judge has barred the media tfrom disseminating information regarding the identity of a teenager who...
General Strike called for July
The National Council of Organized Workers (Conato), the organization that brings together most of the country's unions, called on Thursday...