New system to handle increasing canal transits
INCREASED traffic through the waterway has led the The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to launch a new a new system...
Month: March 2017
Mayor drops gauntlet over street facelifts
OVER THE OBJECTIONS of the comptroller, Panama City Council has endorsed the proposal by Mayor José Blandón to spend $52...
Panama Ports start year with strong expansion
AFTER a year in which activity fell by 9.1 percent, Panamaa ports began 2017 with a strong expansion according to...
Panama Ports start year with strong expansion
AFTER a year in which activity fell by 9.1 percent, Panamaa ports began 2017 with a strong expansion according to...
OPINION: Assembly morality on the line
Hoyporhoy, La Prensa, Mar.14 THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY has appointed a special commission to investigate supposed acts of corruption, which occurred...
Assembly names corruption commission
PANAMA’S National Assembly has adopted a resolution creating a "commission of inquiry" into corruption cases involving major infrastructure projects during the...
Honeymoon ending – doctor strike looms
THE HONEYMOON between Panama’s health guilds and the current administration may be nearing its end. The amicable relationship was a...
3 crash deaths lift years total to 102
THE DEATHS of three men in an early morning traffic accident in Los Santos province brought the total of highway...
WORLD VIEW: Deadly peacocks tail over North Korea
By Jonathan Power ROCKET launches galore in North Korea. Colors and flames in the sky. It’s all a bit like...
Government donates millions to Catholic church
BY MARCH this year the government of Juan Carlos Varela has allocated another $8.4 million more to religious matters mostly...
Money laundering: eyes on nonprofit groups
AN EXECUTIVE decree is being prepared to mandate greater control to increase the control of not-for-profit organizations in Panama to...
Money laundering: eyes on nonprofit groups
AN EXECUTIVE decree is being prepared to mandate greater control to increase the control of not-for-profit organizations in Panama to...
