Martinelli dubbed volatile and intolerant, after media attack
President Ricardo Martinelli’s latest attack on the media over coverage of scandals haunting the government, has provoked strong reactions from...
Month: February 2013
Berlusconi condoning of bribes drags attention to Panama
In the same month that Canada’s foreign minister has warned his country’s businessmen against bribery former Italian Prime Minister Silvio...
Panama carnival booking scandal widens
THE CARNIVAL booking scandal has widened with a company said to be owned by the son of President Ricardo Martinelli...
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY: Fall of sports icon starts media frenzy
THE NEWS of the murder charge against Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius who as “The bladerunner” had become an...
Valentines Day jobs massacre in Chame
CHAME MAYOR Euclides Mayorga continues his rollercoaster term in office by firing his Municipal Treasurer. Sergio Morales. He wielded the axe on Valentine’s day...
Officials silent on Carnival scandal as criticism grows
Panama’s former comptroller has condemned lack of action by the current comptroller and the Attorney General over the scandal surrounding...
Legislators want to grill tourism czar over Carnival shambles
By Dylis Jones THE PANAMENISTA party caucus in the National Assembly has scented blood over the nonappearance of a reggaeton...
Managing stress at work and at home
New research published in the journal Diabetic Medicine found permanent stress at work or home to be a significant factor...
Panamas justice system ranked near bottom
JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE in Panama is lower than that in countries like Ethiopia, Albania and Zimbabwe says The World Economic Forum...
The debatable $267,500 carnival contract
The controversy over the hiring of Reggaeton artist Don Omar to perform at Panama’s carnival continues with wide discrepancies over...
Coca Cola addiction fingered as cause of death
By Dra Lourdes Quijada THE RECENT announcement of a planned increase in the number of fast food franchises in Panama,...
President of Italian company with Panama links arrested
The President and CEO of the defense and aerospace group Finmeccanica Italian, Giuseppe Orsi, was arrested Tuesday, February 12, for...
