Call for specialists to obtain COVID-19 equipment after ventilator snafu
The price-gouging scandal linked to the purchasing of ventilators for use in Panama’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic has led...
Virus death toll at 159 in 47 days
TWO-HUNDRED new cases of coronavirus were announced on Saturday, April 25, the 47th day of its arrival in Panama. That...
Investigation opened into ventilator buy
Just hours after two advisors to the Ministry of Health (Minsa) on COVID-19 Tweeted on Saturday, April 25 their concerns...
Virus advisors denounce $5.2 million price gouging for ventilators
A day after an official of the Comptroller General’s office was sanctioned for ordering overpriced face masks a new storm...
Political obsession weakening financial sector
Bill 234, presented last January, aims to change the rules of credit in financial institutions in Panama. It would set...
Construction industry shutdown extension affects 70,000 workers
The month-long shutdown of Panama’s construction industry has been extended for another 30 days The decision was promulgated in an ...
Coronavirus recoveries climb ICU cases fall
Panama's Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported on Friday, April 24 that there were 48 new recoveries of coronavirus patients...
2020 Book Fair canceled by pandemic may go virtual
The 2020 edition of the Panama International Book Fair (FIL) scheduled for August, is the latest event to anceled because...
Sanction for official who ordered overpriced face masks
A 35-year veteran in the Comptroller General’s legislative office has been sanctioned for nearly paying through the nose for 7,000...
Shifting sands in ruling party caucus after attack on deputy
Former president Ricardo Martinelli’s team of lawyers been out of the headlines since the cornavirus pandemic struck Panama but some...