The National Charity Lottery warns of Counterfeit. 
Tourism Sector Fights to Recover After the Powerful Earthquake. 
Panama’s Birth Rate Has Fallen by 44 Percent in 25 Years. 
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In Panama Former Ecuadorian Mayor and his Son are Captured for Alleged Drug Trafficking. 
CSS manual negated use of drug that killed 9 babies
A Social Security Fund (CSS), manual published in 2012 says that the medication given to nine babies who died in...
Panama Port Expansion gets Canal Authority OK
The Panama Canal Authority has authorized the expansion of the Rodman Container Terminal, owned by Singapore’s PSA International. (more…)
Government deputy attacks Education Minister
GOVERNMENT deputy Ruben Frias hit out Thursday. August 22, at the handling of the teachers’dispute by Minister of Education, Lucy...
Student vandalism without a cause.
STUDENT VANDALISM unrelated to any formal protest damaged Metro buses and injured two people on Ave Simon Bolivar on Thursday,...
Giant lock gates for Panama Canal expansion unloaded
IT TOOK some two hours to unload each of the four lock gates that will become part of the biggest...
CD Ally VP hopes get cold shoulder
THE CD PARTY political ally, the Molirena Party has not received a warm welcome from the senior partner about its...
Infastructure deficit poses urban chaos
TWO OF Panama’s high end communities, Punta Pacifica and Paitilla, already notorious for constant flooding and traffic congestion are heading...
Fresh student protests, more arrests
ANOTHER student demonstration led to at least 25 students from the National Institute being detained during a Wednesday confrontation with...
Assembly gets false information from Tourism boss
PANAMA’S TOURISM administrator Salomon Shamah provided false information to the National Assembly on Monday August 19. (more…)
WHY WE LIVE IN PANAMA 2: A pictorial record
The response to the Why We Live in Panama photo contest has been tremendous and it will continue for the...
HEALTH WATCH: The dangers of soda consumption
By Dr Cory Couillard Soda consumption has long been associated with adverse health conditions such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular...
40th floor fire forces evacuation of apartment tower
A TOTAL evacuation of an apartment tower next to the Punta Pacifica Hospital.behind the Torres de Las Americas, took place...