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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 
732 foreigners deported from Panama
During the first 11 months of 2015, immigration officials have deported 732 people, nearly 50% percent of them Colombians The...
Carols by Candlelight draws crowds and praise
By Margot Thomas THE 5TH CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT concert, organized by The CanadaPLUS Foundation, entertained over 2000 people on the...
Carols by Candlelight draws crowds and praise
By Margot Thomas THE 5TH CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT concert, organized by The CanadaPLUS Foundation, entertained over 2000 people on the...
Metro running later for Christmas shopping
PANAMA’S METRO subway has extended its operating hours until 11:00 pm, during the Christmas shopping rush. The extension will run...
Up to 35,000 student failing grades
PANAMA’S EDUCATION system remains in the doldrums with between 4 percent and 5 percent of Panama students receiving failing grades...
Government payroll up by 5,000
THE NUMBER of employees on the state payroll increased by 5,000 over the previous year to 214,333 officials reports the...
Rounding off Christmas with a 12th Night Revel
By Margot Thomas Following its Carols by Candlelight event on December 12,the CanadaPLUS (Club) Foundation will be launching its 2016 social...
Election campaign financing reforms
THE MOST controversial point of the draft amendments to the Electoral Code will be the changes to the financing of...
Flow of illicit money from Central America expands
THE GLOBAL Financial Integrity report reports that between 2004 and 2013 the flows of money from Costa Rica from laundering...
Panama blue skies dream becomes black cloud
AS MANY AS 1,400 PEOPLE who invested between $5,000 and $18,000 each in a time share plan of Blue Vacation...
Costa Rica and Panama face continuing Cuban migrant crisis
AS THE CUBAN migrant crisis continues to build, affecting thousands who are stranded in Panama and Costa Rica, the president...
Corruption rewards under the hammer
The Ministry of Economy and Finance is planning to auction properties it has seized in connection with corruption investigations in February....