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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 
Special treatment for corruption suspects
A COURT RULING that if any of the suspects in the Odebrecht bribery scandal are in preventive detention the case...
OPINION: Cloudy Panama Justice
Hoyporhoy La Prensa July 26 THE COURT has recognized the complex nature of the investigations carried out by thePublic Ministry...
Judge extends bribery probe investigation time
A PANAMA JUDGE has given organized crime prosecutors more time to continue their investigations Into the Odebrecht bribery scandal. 12th Criminal...
Gang violence claims 45 lives in Colon
GANG VIOLENCE is on the upswing in Colon, with police describing the streets of the province as “hot” with 45...
Panama murder suspect extradited from Miami
Colombian-American Víctor Manuel Crismat Jr, 27, has been extradited from Miami to Panama where he faces trial for his...
Fighting 10- fold increase in congenital syphilis.
A TEN-FOLD increase in cases of congenital syphilis in Panama is raising concerns among health authorities. The Panamanian Public Health...
WORLD VIEW: War and Peace Today
By Jonathan Power THE MOST peaceful countries in the world are Iceland, Portugal, Austria, New Zealand and Denmark, according to...
Martinelli calls $20 million bail denial rights violation
PANAMA’S FUGITIVE former president, Ricardo Martinelli, jailed in Miami since June 12, has presented a “petition" to the US Supreme Court,...
Report on lawmakers donations under wraps
THE RULERS of the National Assembly (AN) appear to be sitting on the report of a commission that investigated irregularities...
Ex-PAN boss may end 30 months detention cell stay
THE FORMER Director of the National Assistance Program (PAN), in preventive detention for over two- and-a-half-years has been granted house...
Ex-rector no-show for anticorruption probe
THE EMBATTLED former rector of the University of Panama (UP) was a no-show at a scheduled interrogation by an Anticorruption...
WORLD VIEW: Global Health, Today and Tomorrow
By Loyce Pace WHAT comes to mind when someone says, “global health?” Does it evoke a heart-wrenching visual of someone...