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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 
Panama permanent tourist era ending
PERMANENT TOURISTS in Panama will soon be a thing of the past according to new immigration regulations. Foreigners living in...
Cuba offers medical scholarships for FARC fighters
CUBA has offered both the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas one thousand scholarships to study medicine in the island —...
National Assembly donations ruled unconstitutional
THE “DONATIONS” handed out by lawmakers in the National Assembly are unconstitutional says Panama’s Supreme Court. The ruling came on...
Scandals continue as IMF lowers Panama growth forecast
CORRUPTION scandals and “ reputational risks” have played a role in The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowering its forecast for...
School bus driver crushed by own vehicle
THE DRIVER of a school bus who failed to put the parking brake on when she was unloading a small...
HEALTH WATCH: Milk May Contribute to Childhood Obesity
By Michael Greger, M.D. WE’VE KNOWN that breastfed infants may be protected against obesity later in life for more than...
Irish motorist targeted by gunmen on eve of St Patrick
TWO ARMED MEN on a motorcycle sent a hail of bullets into a Ford van driven by an Irishman in...
MEDIA WATCH: Americas fading leadership role
By John McLaughlin , (OZY Mar 16) AMID the many controversies roiling Washington these days, there is a troubling trend...
WORLD VIEW: When water ignites war flames
By Mark Zeitoun WATER is a human right, but too often one of the causes and tools of today’s wars....
15 year sentences for sex slave traffickers
FIFTEEN-YEAR jail terms have been handed down to three men for human trafficking involving three young Venezuelan women says a...
Corruption scandals earn Fitch negative bank report
ODEBRECHT and ongoing corruption scandals have produced a negative outlook for Panamanian banks from Fitch Ratings. Fitch issued a report...
Martinelli sons lawyer released from cell
THE LAWYER for the fugitive sons of former president Ricardo Martinelli has been released from preventive detention. The Special AntiCorruption Prosecutor...