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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 
Cable firms face class action lawsuit
PANAMA’S Consumer Protection Authority (Acodeco) is preparing a class action lawsuit against the companies offering cable television service in the...
More alleged crimes while under house arrest
EX-VICE- PRESIDENT Felipe Pipo Virzi was moved from preventive detention to house arrest because of his age and the court’s...
17,000 “no test” drivers scandal
THOSE WHO COMPLAIN about driving standards in Panama with some 210 road deaths so far this year, will not be...
Street fixing price tag raises eyebrows
THE $52 MILLION price tag for the “renovation” of two Panama city streets has surprised residents and engineers. The thoroufares...
Corruption prosecutor adds to high profile workload
SIXTH ANTI-CORRUPTION Prosecutor Aurelio Vásquez, will be in charge of investigating former Minister of Labor and Workforce Development Alma Cortes,...
Water pistol bandits pave streets with cash
NINE OF THE BANDITS who robbed a Banco General branch in Villa Lucre at water-gun point and got away with...
41,000 can vote in University election
SOME 41,000 people, teachers, students and administrators, are eligible to vote in the University of Panama elections.to choose a successor to...
WORLD VIEW: Loan wolves prowl as Isis wanes
By Jonathan Power WITHIN a matter of days a self-appointed Isis “lone wolf”, Omar Mateen, with no actual links to...
EU plans Panama Meeting on Mossack Fonseca
THE EUROPEAN Union is not intending to sit on its hands over alleged irregularities related to the Panamanian law firm...
Drones clamp down for Canal expansion fete
THE USE OF drones will be restricted in the provinces of Panama, Panama West and Colón on June 25, 26...
Police save 600 pounds turtle
A 600P0UNDS (272 kilos) turtle caught in a fishing net was rescued by police north of the river Guázaro in...
$178.4 million hospital contract
THE CONTRACT for the construction of the $178.4 million Social Security Hospital of Northern Panama, , has been awarded to...