Ex-CIA chief on the run arrested in Panama
A FORMER CIA base chief in Italy who has been on the run for nearly a decade, has been arrested...
Month: July 2013
Martinelli, lawmakers, parties, not trusted – report
PRESIDENT RICARDO Martinelli, Panama’s lawmakers and the parties they belong to. are the country’s entities not trusted says the latest...
More respect demanded from Assembly leader
SERGIO GÁLVEZ the bellicose president of Panama’s National Assembly, renowned for his forceful verbal outbursts, has once again come in...
SHIP SEIZURE: North Korean diplomats heading to Panama
THE SEIZING of a North Korean ship carrying what Panama authorities called a “massive” amount of arms has started a...
CD mayoralty candidate pulls out of race
THE CROWDED LIST of those who aspire to be mayor of Panama shrank on Wednesday, July 17 with the announcement...
Fate of high spending Ombudsperson hangs in the balance
THE FATE of Panama’s Ombudsperson, Patria Portugal will be decided within five days of appearing before the Credentials Committee of...
Detained N. Korea ship’s captain tried to slit throat
THE WEAPONS found aboard a North Korean freighter before it entered the Panama Canal were up to 60 years old...
Womans body found in mall parking lot
THE BODY of a woman was found in a car parked at a shopping center in Arriajan on Tuesday afternoon...
17 organizations want comptroller called to National Assembly
A total of 17 organizations have asked the National Assembly to call Comptroller Gioconda Torres de Bianchini for questioning. (more…)
Infighting continues but PP plan to name VP candidate
IN SPITE of internal dissension over which party to ally with in the 2014 election, the Partido Popular (PP) is...
Giant sacred sculpture set for Amador
THE FIRST stones for the plinth of a 32 meter sculpture of Panama’s patron saint, Santa Maria La Antigua, will...
N.Korean ship carrying arms detained in Panama.
A NORTH KOREAN ship carrying a cache of arms hidden under a cargo of sugar has been detained in the...
