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Ceasing Mining Activity Raised Unemployment in Coclé, Columbus (Colón) and Chiriquí 
Ceasing Mining Activity Raised Unemployment in Coclé, Columbus (Colón) and Chiriquí 
Floods Hit 1,414 Homes, Green Alert Extended
With the unseasonable cold front still hanging over the Caribbean, Panama’s Emergency Operations Center (COE) has extended its green alert...
Anti-narco cops seize $4,million and 60,000 drug packs
NATIONAL POLICE Intelligence operations led to the seizure of over $4 million, that were used to finance drug trafficking and...
Dry season storms flood 1,303 Colon homes
IN WHAT is supposed to be the dry season,1303 houses in Colon were affected by continuing heavy rains on the...
32 missing after Panama-registered ship collision
Thirty-two tanker crew members are missing, presumed dead following a collision between the Panama registered vessel and a Hong Kong freighter,...
Business leaders on justice, education, crime
WITH an unspoken reference to the current debate over the choice of judges for Panama’s Supreme Court, and recent judicial...
No bail for 3 Odebrecht bribery suspects
THREE SUSPECTS accused of receiving bribes from the Odebrecht construction company have been denied bail by Twelfth criminal judge Óscar...
Joint Task Force brings aid to flood victims
THE JOINT Task Force (FTC), under the umbrella of the Operations Center of theCivil Protection System (Sinaproc) spent Saturday, Jan 6...
More floods, and winds forecast
THE UNSEASONABLE cold front that has affected Panama for most of the week is forecast to continue into early next...
Warrant issued for hitman in US citizen killing
THE AMERICAN citizen who was gunned down in a high-end café in Punta Pacifica on Thursday, January 4, was tracked...
Civil Society protests sweetheart deal for multi-million embezzler
THE JUDGMENT allowing a Ricardo Martinelli confident who stole millions from the State to buy himself out of a four-year...
Panama economy growth predicted at 6.8%
PANAMA was among the main economies of the American continent in 2017 with a growth of 6.3 percent. and it...
Wifeof key bribery suspect also detained
THE WIFE of a lead detained suspect in the “Blue Apple” bribery case is in preventive detention and 30 other...