$725,000 award said blow to freedom of expression
IN WHAT has been condemned as a “blow to the freedom of expression” five Panama journalists, the daily publications La...
Month: June 2014
Dutch girl tourists disappearance now labeled crime
THE CASE of the two Dutch tourists who went missing on April 1 is now being treated as "crime against...
Martinelli planning to issue pardons
SOME of Panama’s malefactors will sleep easier after June 30 as President Ricardo Martinelli confirmed Monday, June 23, that he...
Direct contract port concessions languishing
NOT ONE of Panama’s container port concessions awarded by direct contract between 2012 and 2014 is under construction, raising concerns...
Panameista Party seeking 3-year “governance” alliance
THE PANAMEÑISTA Party has proposed a "governance" alliance with the PRD in the National Assembly of at least three years,...
DNA tests show remains in Bocas del Toro are of missing girls
DNA TESTS on the skeletal remains found in Bocas Del Toro show that they belong to one of the two...
Sip a tea and share a dream in Casco Viejo
By Margot Thomas The link between a cozy restaurant with the charm of an “Olde English” tea shop, and a...
TE seeking evidence of government spending to support candidate
THE ELECTORAL Tribunal (TE) began an in depth investigation of “social projects” in the municipality of Rio de Jesus, in...
Assembly Budget Committee deathbed spending spree
IN THE DYING DAYS with its hands on the public purse, the Budget Committee of the National Assembly has approved...
Anti-corruption crusader names Panama man as drug capo
COLOMBIA'S Customs Director, while announcing his resignation ecause of threats against his family after his crusade against corruption and tax...
PRD-Panameista governance pact on the way
THE PRD and Panameñista parties are set to form a “governance pact” in the National Assembly, with a PRD legislator...
Spy chief in Panama not victim of political persecution
THE TERRITORIAL asylum granted by the President Ricardo Martinelli to the former head of Colombia’s spy chief, María del Pilar...
