Wife of fugitive in Panama loses petition in Montreal
THE WIFE of a Montreal man, sitting in a Panama jail while fighting extradition, has been refused permission to move...
Month: December 2013
Alleged secret videos of Berlusconi and Martinelli in Panama
REVELATIONS of videotapes of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi allegedly filmed with prostitutes in Panama and footage of President...
Ecuador president calls Panama insolent over drug boat hassle
ECUADOREAN President Rafael Correa has branded the government of Panama insolent for remarks made over a vessel under the Panamanian...
Supreme Court President will not seek re-election
THE PRESIDENT of Panama’s Supreme Court, Chief Justice Alejandro Moncada Luna announced Thursday, December 19,that he would not seek re-election....
Cuban refugees on hunger strike in Panama
SIX CUBANS who were granted refugee status by President Ricardo Martinelli, are now on hunger strike outside the headquarters of...
Annual deputy distribution of Christmas gifts in full stride
PANAMA’S annual taxpayer-funded gift distribution by government deputies, to "low-income family” constituents is in full gear with over $30 million...
Mother and two children die in Colon house fire
A MOTHER and two children, trapped in a bathroom,died in a fire at their home in Margarita, Colón, on Wednesday...
Guatemala looking at legalized poppy production
SEARCHING for alternatives to the failed war on drugs, the Government of Guatemala is looking at poppy production in a...
Mayor should defend peoples interests, not CD – Blandon
MAYORAL candidate Jose Isabel Blandon has called on Panama’s current mayor, Roxana Mendez, to defend the interests of citizens and...
Firemen rescue 18 from crushed vehicles
FIREMEN were called to rescue about 18 people trapped in vehicles after a slab of concrete weighing several tons fell...
Another hiccup for graffiti artists seeking to paint memorial work
THE KOLECTIVO group of artists striving to get permission to paint a commemorative mural on Panama’s Avenida de los Martires,...
CD stalwarts will continue rule at national enterprises
WHOEVER wins the upcoming election the hand of President Ricardo Martinelli, and his party will still be in a position to...
