Wednesday afternoon, three armed men walked into the Panama Security Group office and robbed the protection outfit of $30,000. Reports indicate that the robbers entered the Bethania neighborhood-based business, gagged the staff and forced them to hand over the money. Police were able to catch one of the robbers, a Colombian, who had a...
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The Curundu River got a taste of 4,000 liters of bunker C fuel from the National Brewery in Tumba Muerto on Wednesday. The leak occurred during a fuel transfer operation, and the main concern was that the Panama Canal Watershed would be affected. Ocean Pollution Control was called in and set up three retention...
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Panama fell 26 spots on the annual Reporters Without Borders Freedom of the Press Index published Wednesday. This is Panama’s worst ranking to date, a result of what are viewed as worsening tensions between government and journalists. Just ahead of Panama is Albania with a ranking of 80, and just behind the less free...
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After much debate, the Ministry of Public Works has decided to tunnel under El Chorillo instead of ringing Casco Viejo with the Coastal Highway extension. The tunnel would connect Balboa Avenue and Avenue of the Poets that then connects to the Amador Causeway and the Bridge of the Americas. Although popular in certain government...
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