Limited chance of Noriegas return before 2013
Despite local pronouncements that Panama’s former military dictator would soon be returned to Panama, the likelihood of his return before...
Month: April 2011
Low octane gas price to be frozen Minister
The price of 91 octane gas, will fall a couple of cents on Saturday, April 23 and be frozen at...
No one believes Wikileaks –Martinelli
Panama’s Minister of the Presidency, Demetrio Papadimitriu asked the United States for help to deflect the President's obsession with political wiretaps says a Wikileaks...
Panama jobs boom creating supply problem
With major infrastructure projects under way, a mushrooming of new hotels, the canal expansion and the movement of major multinationals...
Martinelli holds on to power to appoint new judge
In spite of calls from civil groups and lawyers for a more open way of choosing Supreme Court judges, President, Ricardo Martinelli...
Wheels of justice grinding slowly
Allegations against each of the sitting members of Panama’s Supreme Court have been moldering away in the files of the...
Panama’s worst justice crisis unfolds
The widening scandal around individuals in Panama’s justice system is causing concern among citizens’ groups and those concerned with the...
Wikileaks: U.S. embassy not optimistic about Almengor appointment
Diplomatic correspondence of the U.S. Embassy in Panama in 2009 included at least one comment related to Supreme Judge José...
Judicial scandals and links to jailbird Murcia
Two judicial appointees of President Ricardo Martinelli have resigned during the last month from prominent positions after scandals erupted based...
Administration of Justice in crisis civil groups
The resignation of Supreme Court Judge José Abel Almengor is a sign that the administration of justice in Panama is...
VIEW FROM A PEW – more to clean than can ever be cleaned
from Sue Robbins The Lenten season continues at our church -- forty days (and forty nights) of “quiet time” when...
REAL ESTATE. Why not Panama?
By Edwin Davis When the computer fingers get tired it’s nice to hear from readers, especially when they submit a...
