Tax exchange agreement with U.S. on fast track
In spite of reservations by the local business community, including the banking system, Panama’s government is closing fast on an...
Month: April 2011
Gas price increase fueling inflationary cycle
Stand by for another boost in the cost of living as the price of gasoline continues it’s inflationary cycle. It could...
Corruption in the highest levels of the judiciary : former Attorney General
Information uncovered about a sitting Supreme Court judge, no longer belongs to the informant “ but to society, that is...
Martinelli re-pledges removal of Yacht club by 2014
A 2000 election victory promise by President Ricardo Martielli that the Yacht and Fishing Club on the Cinta Costera would...
A catastrophe waiting to happen at a Panama event?
From the Sidelines It’s hardly a surprise that a man who is the biggest-selling a solo artist in the history...
Attorney General challenges law on police accused of crimes
A law allowing police officers accused of a crime to avoid detention should be declared unconstitutional says Attorney General Jose...
Shooting and deaths in jails and sniping between ministers
Not for the first time Security Minister, José Raúl Mulino, and Interior Minister Roxana Méndez have been taking pot shots...
Lawyer witness alleges death threats in Supreme Court scandal
The widening scandal involving a judge of Panama’s Supreme Court, took a bizarre turn on Monday, April 3 when a...
No change in sight for private yacht club on public property
In an era of change, some things never change, and Panama’s Yacht and Fishing Club. sited on the Cinta Costera,...
Prices up for transportation and bread
The cost of living in Panama got a substantial hike on the weekend with up to 21 percent increases...
Graffiti for the preservation of Panamas history
There was a time when when graffiti on the walls of the old lady of Balboa, the former U.S. Embassy,...
Ambassador tours Casco Viejo while residents ready for a fight
Just hours after the close of the ARTBLOCK program in Casco Viejo, when participants lined up to sign a petition...
