28 groups call for ombudsperson firing
ON THE EVE of her appearance before the country's lawmakers, 28 citizen organizations called on the National Assembly to remove...
Month: July 2013
Media revelations isolate Financial Pacific defendant
MAYTE PELLEGRINI, the chief suspect in a multi-million dollar fraud case at Financial Pacific reports that she has been isolated...
Attorney General concerned over social media role in FP scandal
SOCIAL MEDIA as a propaganda tool and a way of propagating causes and events can also have its downside as...
Labeled head pieces for motor cyclists
MOTORCYCLISTS in Panama have just 15 days to emblazon their helmets and jackets with their license plate numbers. (more…)
Motorcyclists protest helmet and jacket law
MEASURES FORCING Panama motorcyclists to display plate numbers on their helmets and jackets are unconstitutional says their association. (more…)
Martinelli denies links to Financial Pacific
President Ricardo Martinelli said Tuesday, July 9, that the allegations made by former Financial Pacific employee Mayte Pellegrini are "completely...
Defendant in fraud case claims government interference
Defendant in fraud case claims government interference A suspect in an alleged financial fraud case who made claims of a...
Independent candidate readying for presidential bid
Former Tribunal Electoral (TE) Judge Gerardo Solís said Tuesday today that he is about to deliver the first 2,253 signatures...
Assembly calls Ombudsperson to explain contracts
THE PLENARY of the National Assembly agreed on Monday July 8 to summon Ombudsperson Patria Portugal to a hearing Thursday...
Panama beats Mexico in Gold Cup opener
PANAMA’S FIRST ever defeat or Mexico in Pasadena on Sunday, July 7, earned the Mexican coach a shower of bottles...
Canada, coffee and Panama an engaging trio
ALTHOUGH some cities in Canada are mythologized as having a donut and coffee shop on every corner, the country's links...
Audit of murder trial files completed
AN AUDIT of the prosecution files covering the murder of a university student has been completed days after the lead...
