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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 
Soho Mall could be heading to trusteeship
PANAMA’S UPSCALE Soho Mall owned by Abdul Waked could follow the same exit route from the Clinton list linked to money...
WORLD VIEW: A new Cold War?
By Jonathan Power GEORGE ORWELL, the author of “Animal Farm” and “1984”, was the first person to use the phrase...
Credit card use set to return to Felix Maduro
CREDIT CARD use will soon be restored to the Felix B. Maduro department stores as they emerge from the shadow...
Attorney Generals office hacked
THE OFFICE of Panama’s Attorney General is investigating a crime uncomfortably close to home following the hacking of its web...
42 Waked stores closed
THE LA RIVIERA chain , owned by Abdul Waked, has announced the closure of 42 of its 102 stores in...
Canal expansion invite snafu’s
MIFFED PANAMA SINGER Ruben Blades, multiple Grammy award winner, has finally received a formal invitation to attend the $4 million...
2,400 Americans used Mossack Fonseca in tax dodges
A LEAST 2,400 rich Americans used Panama’s secretive law firm, Mossack Fonseca to dodge US taxes and hide their wealth....
Line up for flu shots as 197 hospitalized
THE NUMBER of people hospitalized with the AH1N1 flu virus jumped to 197 on Monday. June 6 said Panama’s Ministry...
Indigenous leader calls for hydroelectric dialogue
Indigenous leader calls for hydroelectric dialogue NGÄBE BUGLE leader Silvia Carrera has made a call for the long promised dialogue...
117 hospitalized in flu epedemic, 5 deaths
THE MNISTRY of HEALTH (MoH) has invested $3.5 million in vaccines for the most vulnerable as the A H1N1 flu epidemic continues...
Old money laundering case re-examined
AN INVESTIGATION which led to long prison sentences for three people involved in bringing suitcases stuffed with money into Panama ...
Free Zone audit slashes Venezuela debt
THE DEBT allegedly owed by Venezuela to the Colon Free Zone plunged from $530 million to $41 million, following a...