I was always curious to know the reason why a kepi, one of those worn by members of the then Defense Forces, remained placed at the main entrance of the residence of ex-general Rubén Darío Paredes.It turns out that when Paredes decided to take his “good leap”, already outside the military institution, he became a…
” Something very cool to see if given the chance,……..shame” In Panama City, on the Amador Causeway, the 2023 Pan American Dragon Boat Club Championship began with the participation of 92 teams. The countries of Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, United States, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago will participate in said tournament.However,…
More than 10,000 units of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid similar to morphine but with the difference that it is up to 100 times more powerful, were lost from the deposits of the Social Security Fund (CSS).The drug that is prescribed for patients with severe or chronic pain and for end-of-life care costs $1.96 per vial,…
Pope Francis celebrates a mass today at his residence, Casa Santa Marta, with the cardinals present in Rome Today marks the tenth anniversary of that March 13 when Argentine Jorge Bergoglio, elected pope, leaned out onto the balcony of the façade of Saint Peter’s Basilica and, with a simple: “Brothers and sisters, good afternoon,” inaugurated…
At the end of the 80s, the economist Williams Hughes presented, together with the sociologist Iván Quintero, the book “Who are the owners of Panama?”, an x-ray of the time of how economic and political power was distributed in the countryAfter 36 years of the first edition of that study, the situation has become more…
Few cities in Latin America have a metro system linked to the airport. The Terminal Aérea station of line 5 that serves terminal 1 of the Benito Juárez airport (MEX) in Mexico City is one of the main examples. Some US cities such as San Francisco (SFO), Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP), Washington…
A woman died on the morning of this Sunday, March 12, on Los Picachos de Olá hill, Coclé province, after being surprised by gusts of winds, falling to the precipice on the slopes of the hill.Units of the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) and the Fire Department went to the place to do the rescue…
In December 2024, the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) company will make its last itinerary in Panama. The cruise line did not offer a particular reason for the decision.However, both the tourism sector and the administrator of the Panama Tourism Authority, Iván Eskildsen, are aware that the Pacific port in Amador, where passengers from various cruise…
Martín Torrijos, former President of the Republic (2004-2009), announced through his social networks that he will run for the presidential elections of the next 2024.”Our Panama is experiencing a severe crisis that cannot be hidden. Things are not going well for Panamanian families. It only takes an illness in the family, which already works miracles…
” How is it the guy doing no huge rallies and announcements for himself, is leading?” “Because life was better overall under his leadership” Voting intention is maintained. If the elections were held this weekend, Ricardo Martinelli, José Gabriel Carrizo and Rómulo Roux would lead the results.Martinelli would win the elections with 31% of the…
