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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 
HEALTH WATCH:Danger to kids lurks on the couch
By Dr Cory Couillard The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is increasing and health officials are worried that many...
Giant Panama betting operation files for bankruptcy
PANAMA’S second largest betting operation the Spanish based Codere, company has filed for bankruptcy. (more…)
Four months old infant latest dengue fatality
A FOUR MONTHS OLD infant is the latest fatal victim of Panama’s dengue epedemic according to health officials. (more…)
New Colombian military task force bordering Panama
COLOMBIA'S GOVERNMENT has activated a Joint Task force named “Titan” to operate mainly in the department of Chocó, bordering Panama...
Noriega former homes are a dengue threat
TWO HOUSES that once belonged to former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega face demolition if the Ministry of Health gets its...
Panama buries law to tax foreign income
A LAW REPEALING changes to Panama’s tax laws that would have hit foreign residents and businesses got unanimous third reading...
Art group moves ahead with January 9 mural
WITH ONLY four days to go to the 50th anniversary pf the patriotic event of January 9 1964, the artistic...
Martinelli said to pressure Attorneys General and Judges
PRESIDENT RICARDO MARTINELLI made calls with “orders” to former Attorney General Ana Matilde Gomez during her tenure 2004-2010 she says....
Arias accused of using publicly funded event for campaign
CD PRESIDENTIAL candidate José Domingo Arias arrived at the balloon parade in Tocumen on the weekend with his two children...
Canal construction dispute gets more clouded
THE MUDDY waters of the dispute between the Panama Canal Authority and the consortium building the third set of locks...
Lottery boss resigns in midst of bribery scandal
EMILIO SOMOZA, in the eye of an alleged political bribery storm, resigned as director of the National Lottery on Monday,...
Flying got much safer in 2013
THE YEAR 2013 was a very safe year for commercial aviation, Aviation Safety Network data show. By far the safest...