Squatters evicted from indigenous property
FIFTEEN people were evicted Thursday from the Madungandí Comarca after an operation carried out by the national police and regional...
Month: October 2013
Italy corruption trial with links to Panama looming
PANAMA’S government will be front and center in an Italian corruption trial involving $20 million in bribes, that should begin...
Investor confidence in Guatemala in free fall
Smuggling and corruption at customs offices, crime, legal uncertainty, falling tax revenues and ongoing political conflict have sent investor confidence...
Perceptions of corruption, power abuse, and nepotism
The high levels of perceived corruption, cost overruns and the abuse of power were some of the bad examples set...
Fire destroys 10 buildings in Free Zone
BUILDINGS were destroyed by fire in the Colon Free Zone with damage running into millions of dollars, on Wednesday night,...
Panama hosting multi decision makers in October
OCTOBER IS SET to be a good month for hotels, restaurants and the score card of Panama’s tourism authority as...
Incentive pay for medical specialists would cost $13-$14 million
PRESIDENT RICARDO MARTINELLI told journalists Thursday, October 3, that the pay incentives for medical specialists to work in the Interior...
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY: End of the Silk Road
IF BY CHANCE you have been a local user of the “Silk Road” website you might decide it’s time to...
Strike continues , health workers deny political agenda
REMARKS made by President Ricardo Martinelli on Wednesday, October 2, have hardened the stance of the leaders of striking medical...
Martinelli says new law protects Panamanian doctors
WITH THE country wide strike of doctors and other health professionals heading into its 8th day, Ppesident, Ricardo Martinelli ,...
Pathways to Prosperity
THE ASSISTANT U,S, Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson , is in Panama City to participate...
Panamas democratic development sliding
PANAMA’S ranking in the Index of Democratic Development in Latin America, has suffered a sharp decline since Ricardo Martinelli became...
