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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 
MEDIA WATCH: Obamas farewell, Trumps hello
By F.J. Dionne, Washington Post SEN. BEN CARDIN used one of the oldest saws in politics to lay out an...
Panama-Colombia trade spat kills patrol boats deal
THE $30 MILLION purchase of two Colombian Navy patrol vessels intended to “strengthen security in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans”...
OPINION: Deputies flouting public will
hoyporhoy La Prensa Jan. 12 THE PROPOSAL for electoral reforms presented to the National Assembly last year by the Electoral...
OPINION: Deputies flouting public will
hoyporhoy La Prensa Jan. 12 THE PROPOSAL for electoral reforms presented to the National Assembly last year by the Electoral...
Temporary residence permit for foreigners halved
THE YEAR LONG temporary permit for foreigners to complete their procedures seeking permanent or temporary residence in Panama has been...
No obesity fears as crowds wait for donut launch
WHILE PANAMA health authorities battle daily with an obesity problem involving over 62 percent of the adult population, customers waited...
16 called to state bank trial
A DATE has been set for the preliminary hearing of the criminal proceedings over the Caja de Ahorros (CA) case...
$1 million for crowd control barriers
PERHAPS planning ahead for the visit of Pope Francis in 2019,or the return of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli, Panama’s Ministry of...
High waves alert continues as bodies recovered
SEARCH TEAMS located on Wednesday the body of one of two young men swept from a beach in Veraguas on...
OPINION The criminalization of addiction
By Stephen Cooper BENNY KING is a gregarious, good-hearted, God-fearing 53-year-old black man from Alabama who shouldn’t be in prison...
OFF THE CUFF: Vietnam tax issue overrides electoral reform
ELECTORAL REFORMS continue below the horizon for Panama’s lawmakers, in spite of growing concerns among citizen’s groups and calls for...
A global stage at Jazz Festival
Entertainment with Margot Thomas THE PANAMA JAZZ Festival (PJF) has broadened its appeal this year with the introduction of The...