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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 
Copa adding direct flights to Canada and two other destinations
The waiting is over for Canadians living in Panama, who have been promised direct flights to their home country for...
New municipal taxes threaten to drive up prices and hit consumers pockets
The new Panama city taxes proposed by Mayor Bosco Vallarino and his advisors, will have some supermarkets paying 26 times...
Taxis wooing customers changing “no voy” to “Si”
Taxi drivers in Colon, worried about their public image, and perhaps their income, are planning a campaign to become more...
Hang on, the buses will be arriving shortly
The buck has passed down the line and the governmental trumpets that heralded the arrivaI of the Metro buses have...
Fatal fire at detention center caused by tear gas bomb
All the signs point to a tear gas canister being the source of the fire in a Panamanian juvenile detention...
CRISIS: Government coughs up $805,000 for bottled water
With Panama’s water crisis entering its 41st day, the government has had to dig deep and $805,000 for the purchase...
Dead man who fled to Panama out of jail
John Darwin, who faked his death in a canoeing accident off the County Durham coast in March 2002 as part...
Vice president calls for moratorium on mining concessions
Signs of a split in the Panama’s governing coalition over changes to the country’s mining laws are appearing with ministers...
The Dry Season Picnic you won’t want to miss
The Social Scene with Dra Lourdes Quijada If you are a picnic and/or a barbecue lover the Tucan Country Club...
Tourism chief defends himself against drug connection allegations
Panama’s Tourism Manager, Salomon Shamah has stepped forward to defend himself against reports released by Wikileaks. (more…)
Canal Minister goes U.S. shopping to solve water crisis
Panama’s Minister for Canal Affairs, Rómulo Roux, borrowed the presidential jet on the weekend for a $56,000 shopping expedition to...
Fourth death listed in Panama detention center fire scandal
A fourth teenager, hospitalized after being severely burned at a fire in a juvenile detention center in Panama, has died....