La Villa contamination identified in 2008
CONTAMINATION with chemicals, throughout the La Villa River basin in activities such as agriculture has not been controlled for years,...
Month: July 2014
Paitilla residents win development fight
PANAMA’S Supreme Court (CSJ) has come down in favor of Paitilla residents who have been fighting a zoning change in...
Martinelli pardons include police accused of murder
NINE POLICEMEN charged with the deaths of five teens who burned to death in a juvenile detention center, are among...
Azuero classes resume but water emergency continues
CLASSES will resume in public and private schools and universities in the Azuero region on Monday July 7. They were...
Price controls save family $58 monthly
THE AVERAGE Panama family of 3,8 persons will save $58 a month following the price freeze on 22 products in...
Locks changed at scandal ridden brokerage
THE LOCKS at Financial Pacific(FP) have been changed and the Superintendency of Securities (SMV), has taken control of the firm...
Supreme Court hits speed control camera deal
PANAMA’S SUPREME COURT has ruled that the speed control cameras provided by the company Traffic Safety can't be used. When...
A chance to get seduced by Carmen
By Margot Thomas YOU DON’T have to be a highbrow music aficionado to welcome the news that the next presentation...
Date set for Martinelli statement in Italy extortion trial
The witness statement of Panama’s former president, Ricardo Martinelli, has been set for Thursday September 18, in the Naples, Italy,...
Pardon for Social Security employee under scam investigation
FORMER Social Security (CSS)General Secretary Doris Arias has been pardoned by former President Ricardo Martinelli for alleged irregularities in the...
Supreme Court declares Martinelli revenue law unconstitutional
PANAMA’S Supreme Court on Thursday July 3, declared the law creating the National Public Revenue Authority under former President Ricardo Martinelli...
Another “best yet” for Canada Day celebration
By Margot Thomas WHILE scoresof thousands of Panamanians breathed a sigh of relief and cheered the July 1 inauguration of...
