Economy

Uber service extension rejected

Carriers leaders yesterday expressed their rejection of the Government’s decision to allow an extension for six months (until October 31, 2018) so that operators of technology platforms such as Uber can cash in for the service provided. Carriers object to the modifications made by the Ministry of Government to Executive …

Health

Hospital de Chitre to send non-urgent cases to polyclinic for care

Those who do not require immediate attention will be attended from 7:00 in the morning to 3:00 in the afternoon The Social Security Fund (CSS) reported that as of Wednesday, May 2, 2018, all patients classified as “green”, according to the Triage system, who attend the emergency service of the …

Sport

Real Madrid reaches its third straight final

One of the best matches in the modern history of the Champions League, an emotional classic, which left nothing to the imagination. They were 90 epic minutes, with drama, with suffering and the maximum expression of resistance against the desire to win despite adversity. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich gave …

Politics

Ayala to be denounced before the Supreme Court

The questioned modification presented by the deputy of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), Roberto Ayala, to bill 53, with which the so-called “legislative shrimp” was introduced to repeal Law 2 of February 10, 2015, continues to generate criticism and actions legal The lawyer Ernesto Cedeño today filed a complaint with …

Economy

Young people in Panama finding it harder to get a job

When it comes to finding a job , young people have the most difficult task. Be men or women, live in Panama, London or the United States. In the Panamanian case, it is estimated that each year about 70,000 young people intend to enter the labor market, according to official …

Legal

Crimes of animal abuse will result in jail time starting May 2

On Wednesday, May 2, prison sentences against people who commit a crime of animal abuse begin to apply . This was recalled by the organizations Spay Panama, Angels of Animals, Foundation San Francisco de Asis and Patas y Pies, and a group of independent rescuers  who celebrate this validity. People …

Politics

List of 20 candidates sent to Supreme Court

The Executive sent the list of 20 candidates to the Supreme Court POSTULATIONS After a lot of waiting, the Executive Body forwarded the purged list of the 20 aspirants to the magistracy of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ). Only two will be chosen magistrates (one for the criminal chamber …

Economy

Rice farmers ask for 10 million in government incentives

Next May 15, rice producers nationwide will have five and a half months of not receiving the payment of $ 7.50 per quintal that is part of the National Agreement for Agro, which dates from 2014 and will add $ 10 million to that date. Given this fact, the members …

Health

1.5 million flu vaccines arrive in the country today

A total of 1.5 million tetravalent vaccines against influenza will arrive in the country today, confirmed the Minister of Health, Miguel Mayo. The doses that the State acquired this year from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have a cost of $ 5.60 per unit, representing an investment of $ …

Local Culture

March on Labor Day

A group of people marches, the morning of this Tuesday, May 1, from the Porras Park to the Plaza 5 de Mayo, to commemorate the Day of the Worker. + info Suntracs agrees to maintain strike in the construction sector Prior to the march, a mass was held in the …

Politics

Electoral registry for 2019 elections

  In compliance with the General Elections Plan, the  Electoral Tribunal (TE) reported that it carried out this Monday, April 30, 2018, the closure in the country of the electoral registry, for the next electoral tournament of 2019. This step was completed after two years of debugging and updating this …

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Eyes wide open for appointments of 20 candidates for CSJ

by James “JB” Bryson   Little bit of a late post for me here, but I for one am going to be doing my own due diligence on the persons that comprise the 20 newly named candidates for the CSJ. In Panama, this is the Commission for the State Pact …

Infrastructure

10% of slaughterhouses need veterinarians

There are 350 of these professionals in the country, but one thousand 200 are required RISK The responsibility of monitoring the quality of the meat consumed by the Panamanian is on the shoulders of only 350 veterinarians in public entities. The shortage of personnel is notorious, according to the president …

Economy

Panama needs to create 30,000 jobs a year to maintain good unemployment rate

The country needs to generate 30 thousand jobs a year to maintain a healthy unemployment rate INTERVIEW The vice-minister of Economy, Gustavo Valderrama, focuses the fall of unemployment and retail consumption in the lack of specialized labor and a projection of the business sector based on the growth of the …

Infrastructure

Panama leads the region in office building investments

Panama is the country in the region that concentrates the largest investment in office building projects with $ 900 million, this based on the commercial intelligence area of ​​CentralAmericaData. According to the business platform, 117 environmental impact studies (EIA) were presented in Panama between January and December 2017. Next is …

Economy

Gorgas Memorial Instititute pleads for new campus

The Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies (Icges)  is a center for research and prevention of diseases inaugurated in August 1928, which over the years has become the reference laboratory of Central America. At present, the institution has established challenges, ranging from the construction of a new Gorgas Campus, the …

Politics

National Assembly faces harsh criticism

The wave of criticism for lack of transparency, the inclusion of a “goal” at the last minute and the emergence of a new political alliance that, for the first time in this quinquennium, changed the correlation of forces in the  National Assembly were some of the facts that marked the …

Entertainment

Aphrodisiac takes Panama to new heights in the entertainment world

In 2016 they won the Silver Gaviota of the Viña del Mar Festival PRIDE! A group that has taken the name of Panama very high, is ‘Afrodisiac’, who brought in 2016 the Silver Gaviota Viña del Mar Festival to our homeland. Many want to know more details of them so …

Infrastructure

River flooding affected pipeline leading to water restriction

Several sectors were left without water CONSEQUENCES Residents of different neighborhoods located on the Tocumen road were affected by the supply of drinking water since last Friday night. The lack of this resource occurred when a 42-inch pipe was blocked, due to residues that were washed away by the heavy …

Local Culture

Almost 4300 people diagnosed with HPV between 2016 and 2017

This virus causes more than one type of cancer, according to the authorities. In Panama, since 2016 the vaccine has been applied to male children DISEASE Take care of the human papilloma (HPV), because a man infected with this virus can infect his sexual partner even when he has no visible …

Economy

Consumer complaints surpass 14 million dollars in the Acodeco

Consumers affected by different reasons in the commercialization of goods and services presented 894 complaints for a total amount of $ 14,940,163.00, to the Consumer Protection and Defense of Competition Authority (Acodeco) during the first quarter of this year. The administrator, Oscar García, said that the attention of the complaints …

Panama Tourism

Panama campaigns for new tourist markets

China, Canada, the United States and Europe are the target of the tourist campaign of Panama after traditional markets such as Colombia and Venezuela register a fall due to internal economic and political factors. Last January and February, some 484,006 people arrived in the Central American country, a destination for …

Economy

Miviot making housing progress in Curundu

With the work of emptying concrete in walls and slabs of apartments A10, A9, A8, A7 and A6 of building # 1, the Nueva Vida building project, built by the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning (Miviot) in the corregimiento of Curundú. Carlos Franco, national deputy director of Engineering and …

Infrastructure

ENA raises revenues by 12% to 170 million in 2017

The revenues of the three stretches of corridors that circumnavigate Panama City totaled $ 170 million last year , a figure that represents a 12% increase compared to 2016. The revenues of the North corridor increased 6%, up to $ 81.7 million; those of the South corridor increased 12%, up …

Air Travel

APA reports a number of airports in the country have “defiencies”

The deterioration of the airstrips and air terminals in the country has caused that even gangs of the  Ministry of Public Works (MOP) have to make repairs. A few days ago, a crew of the Canabo Regional Directorate of the MOP completed the rehabilitation works of several internal sections of …

Politics

Varela delays 20 position appointments

President Juan Carlos Varela  has delayed the appointment of at least 20 important authorities in different State entities. This, despite the fact that the positions are vacant for several months. Apart from the three magistrates of the  Supreme Court of Justice who must appoint to replace Alejandro Moncada Luna , …

Infrastructure

Suntracs and Capac to meet Monday

This Monday, April 30, marks the 13th day of the strike declared by the strike called by the National Union of Construction Workers and the like, without an agreement being reached with the  Panamanian Chamber of Construction (Capac), in the negotiating table. Between both parts are pending to agree the …

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So more Headlines ahead or REAL CHANGE? Keep eyes peeled

By James “JB” Bryson Like many that have checked out the local papers or have graced this site with a check in here and there, you will always see that I for one am keenly observant of the articles centered around the current administration of Varela and it’s often self …

Local Culture

Turmoil in Venezuela and Colombia lead to boon in Panama tourism

China, Canada, the United States and Europe are the target of the tourist campaign of Panama after traditional markets such as Colombia and Venezuela register a fall due to internal economic and political factors. Last January and February, some 484,006 people arrived in the Central American country, a destination for …

Legal

Zimbabwe legalizes cannabis production

Producers must have local citizenship or proven residence in the country and will be subject to controls by the Government Zimbabwe legalized the production of cannabis for medical or scientific purposes as long as it has an official license, the state newspaper The Herald reported today. The news was announced …