President rejects withdrawal of bill favoring ruling party
President, Ricardo Martinelli, and the president of the legislature, Sergio Galvez, have refused to withdraw draft changes to the Electoral...
Month: July 2012
Lack of commitment to reduce corruption
The Panama chapter of Transparency International (TI) has questioned the lack of a commitment to reduce corruption by the government...
Call for Papadimitriu resignation over YouTube revelations
A video on YouTube could, be the “smoking gun” in the Juan Hombrón free titling scandal, in which the alleged ...
Banks no longer a revered industry
Service for the ordinary “stand-in line” customer of Panama’s banks is a constant subject of discussion on the gossip circuit,...
Mineracreating 10,000 jobs leading to 2015 start up
Minera Panama a subsidiary of the Canadian Mining Corporation, has announced it will be ready to start copper mining operations in...
Tough new prison terms for war on drugs
Prison terms for those found guilty of possessing drugs or trafficking in arms and explosives have been increased in Panama...
Civil groups demand resignation of Supreme Court judges
Civil society groups and members of the newly formed Front for Democracy rallied outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday July...
President opens wind farm – advocates coal
At a ceremony to launch a pollutant free windfarm in Penome on Tuesday, July 3 President, Ricardo Martinelli said...
Top judge presents bill to kill 5th Chamber
Alejandro Moncado Luna the presiding judge of, the Supreme Court, presented the National Assembly, on Monday July 2 with a...
Presidential laundry list analyzed
Sunday’s carefully honed speech lauding the achievements of three years in office, by President Ricardo Martinelli, was analyzed by one...
S&M publishing phenomena not available in Panama
By Dylis Jones If you have been keeping up with the latest publishing news, you will be aware of the...
More red devils coming to Panama
Those hoping to see the last of the diablos rojos in the coming weeks are in for a long wait...
