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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 
Cocaine spiced beans found in drug bust
OVER 7,000 capsules of cocaine hidden inside beans were found during a National Border Service (Senafront) operation in the Darién...
Red alert for fugitive Ricardo Martinelli
A RED ALERT has been sent to Interpol for the arrest of Panama’s former president Ricardo Martinelli. It’s a move...
Road death toll heading to new highs
THREE ROAD deaths within hours of the close of the Panama Canal expansion celebration have brought the total fatalities for...
Argentina scandal linked to Mossack Fonseca
AS THE THUNDER of the Canal expansion opening moves off stage it is again replaced by investigative tentacles linking the...
Swiss prosecutor seeks help in Martinelli probe
PANAMA’S SUPREME Court at a full meeting on Friday, June 24, discussed the legal assistance requested by the Swiss Attorney...
WORLD VIEW: Nato sabre rattling and war cries
By Jonathan Power NATO has just announced a plan to send troops to the alliance’s eastern flank, close to the...
Judge asks Interpol Red Alert for Martinelli
SUPREME COURT Judge Harry Diaz has called for an Interpol Red Alert for absconding ex-president Ricardo Martinelli. On Friday June...
End of a political honeymoon
POLITICAL HONEYMOONS tend to be short lived once elections are over and promises have to be replaced by performance. The...
Canal settles in to neopanamax transits
WITH THE SPEECHES, bands, flag waving and fireworks for the official opening of the Panama Canal Expansion already receding into...
Prosecutor seeks answers on $20 million tourism ad deal
PANAMA ADMINISTRATION Prosecutor Rigoberto González has asked for explanations from Tourism Authority Manager Gustavo Him about the $20 million hiring...
Venezuela,Panama team up in Mossack Fonseca probe
PROSECUTORS in Venezuela and Panama have teamed up to investigate the law firm Mossack Fonseca, center of the Panama Papers...
Tugboat incident injures 21
WHILE THOUSANDS celebrated at the Canal Expansion inauguration ceremonies on Sunday, June 26, a group of people were receiving treatment...