WORLDVIEW: Ending the war on drugs
THE DECADES-long global war on drugs has failed and it’s time to shift the focus from mass incarceration to public...
Month: May 2014
Extradition request for wanted ex-president still pending
PANAMANIAN authorities have not yet received El Salvador 's formal request for the extradition of former President Francisco Flores, charged...
Red flag alert over Panama gold pyramid scheme
EMGOLDEX , closed in Colombia for "massive illegal promotion” has operated for over six months in Panama promoting investments in...
Panama controlled shell companies linked to drug network
A NETWORK of suspected money launders in Panama, Mexico and Colombia linked with a Panama based drug ring have been...
600 State checks used to influence Chiriqui voters – deputy
THE USE of State resources to influence a local CD candidate’s election campaign has been cited by a losing candidate...
Metro fare will be 35 cents
THE FARE for the Panama Metro will be 35 cents and collection will begin June 15 says President Ricardo Martinelli....
El Salvador wants extradition of fugitive ex-president in Panama
EL SALVADOR has requested the extradition from Panama of its ex-president Francisco Flores, accused of corruption . (more…)
Martinelli says he won’t go to Italy to testify
PRESIDENT Ricardo Martinelli has no intention of putting his head into the lion’s cage in Italy by appearing as a...
Shaping Panamas future over lunch
WITH the turbulent election behind, the future of Panama’s political future is getting an airing over lunch tables. in some...
Martinelli named potential witness in Berlusconi trial
PANAMA president Ricardo Martinelli ,who is already named as a potential witness in an international corruption case involving Italian consortium...
Numbers and cost of civil servants balloons
SALARIES of civil servants during the first three months of the year totaled $602.4 million, $ 48.8 million or 8.8...
6.7 magnitude earthquake in Chiriqui
AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 6.7 degrees on the Richter scale, at 1.35 am on Tuesday, May 13, woke residents and sent...
