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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 
Varela at UN immigration summit
PANAMA PRESIDENT, Juan Carlos Varela, is in the United States for the summit on refugees, in the framework of the...
Indigenous congress rejects Barro Blanco deal
THE AGREEMENT on the future of the Barro Blanco hydroelectric project between the government and the indigenous community is heading...
Varela surprise announcements questioned
TWO UNEXPECTED announcements In one day from President Juan Carlos Varela, have raised eyebrows and questions with some claiming they...
HEALTH WATCH: Smoothies over juices?
By Michael Greger MD STUDIES such as a recent Harvard School of Public Health investigation found that the consumption of whole fruits...
Panama 2nd quarter GDP at 5.2%
PANAMA’S gross domestic product (GDP) increased 5.2% in the second quarter representing $450.7 million compared to the same period last...
Pearl Islands underwater paradise survives El Nio
By Dr Bill McGraw WHEN you first arrive at Isla Contadora, the main island of the Las Perlas archipelago ,...
OPINION: Buying poll popularity
La Prensa, Sep 17, on the government staff pay raise THE TEMPTATION to seek popularity at the expense of public...
New transport plan to end corridor pirate buses
PIRATE BUSES will disappear from the corridors next year as fares on Metro buses drop and frequency increases says President...
$16.7 million sanitation upgrade for Paitilla, Punta Pacifica
RESIDENTS OF Paitilla and Punta Pacifica got a “happy weekend”. Message from President Juan Carlos Varela on Friday, September 16...
Martinelli defense claims judicial manipulation
A LAWYER representing ex-president Ricardo Martinelli in an embezzlement case took his client’s “political persecution” mantra another step claiming “judicial...
Panama GDP up 4.9% in first 6 months
PANAMA’S GROSS domestic product (GDP) grew 4.9 percent in the first six months of the year compared with data from...
Panama-Washington money laundering talks
PANAMA Attorney General Kenya Porcell and Minister of Public Security, Alexis Bethancourt, met with the Deputy Assistant Attorney General of...