Convicted high roller’s yacht sold at auction
A yacht seized from convicted high roller David Murcia Garcia, originally valued at $1.2 million, went for $600,100 at an...
Month: December 2009
Background to ex-president investigation
La Prensa, which has played a major investigative journalism role in covering the business activities of Ernesto Perez Balladares, published...
A 68-year Christmas tradition lives on in Panama
By David Young Scores of worshipers carrying lighted candles filed down the steps of Balboa Union Church on Christmas Eve, and...
Former U.S. Embassy to be replaced by Government office tower
Knocking down the former US embassy on Avenida Balboa, will make room for a new “modern financial” tower to house...
Cost of spreading the official Government word remains high
During the reign of President Martin Torrijos, there was strong criticism by the Ricardo of the advertising budget, but under the...
2010: The year of the yellow taxi
It’s a New Year custom in Panama to give yellow panties to wives or lady friends. For the public at...
Mayor’s future in hands of Electoral Tribunal
The travails of Panama’s bumbling mayor Bosco Vallarino are not over, with a new boondoggle coming to light and the...
Corruption prosecutor appeals judgment that let Mayor off the hook
Mayor Bosco Vallarino is still not of the hook in the case of a $4000 check that was authorized for...
Judicial appointments rubber stamped over protests
At a late night special sitting of the National Assembly, two Supreme Court Judges and an alternative got the anticipated...
Supreme Court nomination a mockery says mother of child killed by car
The mother of a child killed by a car driven by the daughter of a woman nominated for ****, says...
Judicial appointments objectors kept waiting
{jathumbnail off}Citizen groups and individuals wanting to present objections to the election of two hand-picked Supreme Court judges and their...
New minimum wage in the New Year
New minimum wage levels announced by President Ricardo Martinelli in a flurry of seasonal good news moves, will be introduced...
