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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 
2019 election could cost $450 million
THE 2019 ELECTIONS could cost around $450 million) with the cap for private funding of $5 per voter suggested by...
Electricity rationing plan canceled
THE ELECTRICITY rationing that was to have been implemented in Panama City and Colon on Monday, March 20 has been...
Ex state bank manager seeks release from jail cell
DEFENSE lawyers for the jailed former Caja de Ahorros manager Jayson Pastor have filed a second petition for his release...
Panama job market down 14% in January
LABOR CONTRACTS registered with Panama’s Ministry of Labor (Mitradel) fell sharply in January down 14% in compared to the same...
WORLD VIEW: Learning to fight famine
ONCE AGAIN the media is presenting us with the images of the mother of all famines- stretching from the Yemen...
OPINION: Recognizing Panamas health scientists
Hopyporhoy La Prensa Mar.20 PANAMANIANS are not exempt from suffering from endemic diseases such as chikungunya, zika or dengue,...
New corridor configuration will boost bus use
THE NUMBER of passengers using the Metro bus system on the the Corredor Norte and Corredor Sur is forecast to...
Interpol red alert called for Martinelli sons
ANTI-CORRUPTION Prosecutor Tania Sterling, has issued an arrest warrant, and asked Interpol to issue a red alret for the two...
POWER RATIONING begins March 20
MEASURES to ration the use of electric energy after the blackout on Friday in Panama city and province of Colón...
World Bank loan to aid indigenous people
THE WORLD BANK has loaned Panama $80 million to assist the indigenous population which forms 12% of the total inhabitants...
Blackout cost economy $1.3 million per hour
PANAMA’S power blackout on Friday March 16 cost the local economy some $1.3 million an hour according to The Chamber...
Expanded Canal marks 1,000th transit
THE CONTAINER ship MSC Anzu, from the Mediterranean Shipping Company on Sunday March 19, became the thousandth vessel to...