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NewsA lack of emphasis on preventive medicine is being blamed for the chronic overspending on pharmaceutical drugs by the Ministry of Health and Social Security.
This year, for example, the Ministry of Health has set aside $50 million for drug purchases, nearly three times the entity's entire budget in 2004. While Social Security reportedly spent $91 million on drugs last year, double the total medicine expenditure four years ...
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The debate over the Panama City Mayor-elect's dual citizenship is not yet over. In fact, the case returned to where it started: the office of the Electoral Prosecutor.
Two key questions linger over Bosco Vallarino's legal status and eligibility to hold public office. It remains to be determined if Vallarino violated electoral law by voting in Panama after having acquired U.S. citizenship.
The other investigation looks ...
NewsThe City of Aguadulce, Coclé, has reportedly accumulated an annual debt of $150,000 for garbage collection services that many residents receive but do not pay for.
Last year, for example, the city collected just $80,000 from residents and businesses, and this year has taken in just $61,000, or less than half of the service's total cost.
Municipal Treasurer Luis Ramos inidcated that of the 9,000 residents that receive the ...
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Colón City has passed two municipal decrees that impose curfews on minors and closures of liquor stores during the early morning hours.
Residents of the city on the Caribbean coast have largely shown that they are in agreement with the measure, which takes effect Saturday at 8 p.m.
Luis Obando, a Colón resident, opined that the curfew is necessary as the city is rife with crime. "It's time ...
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