Conflict of interest in irregularities probe
WITH BARELY two months in office Panama’s new administration is quickly discovering some of the challenges that face those who...
Month: August 2014
Vote buying no longer ok – prosecutor
ELECTORAL PROSECUTOR Eduardo Peñaloza, who was widely criticized during the election campaign for his lack of action over complaints of...
Lawyers file criminal complaint against Electoral Prosecutor
THE NATIONAL COLLEGE of Lawyers, through its President José Alberto Álvarez and the Board of Directors, filed a criminal complaint...
OFF THE CUFF – Bus fares, towing, and drag racing diablos
RUMORS of an increase in Metro Bus fares are unwarranted says Panama’s Transport Authority but there will be an adjustment...
Assembly asks Supreme Court for Comptroller ouster
PANAMA’S National Assembly passed a resolution on Wednesdaym August 27, asking the Supreme Court to remove Comptroller Gioconda Torres de...
A chance to hear a Vatican performance in Panama
By Lourdes Quijada IT’S NOT EVERY DAY that you get to attend a concert performance that was previously presented at...
Dead prisoner’s 12 hour wait for attention after fall
THE DEATH of a prisoner following calls for medical assistance in La Joya’s cell block 6 where foreigners are housed...
One dead inAlbrook Mall bus accident
THE DRIVER of a pickup truck was killed after colliding with a Metro Bus at Albrook Mall on Tuesday, August...
Panama. lowest gas and diesel prices in region
FILLING THE tank in Panama costs less than anywhere else in the region says a report of the Central America...
Martinelli approved wetlands deal hits environmental roadblock
THE PROJECT to supply fuel to aircraft at the Tocumen terminal, through underground pipes in the wetland Panama Bay, has...
City restaurant raiders planned to expand operations
THE CRIMINAL gang network that invaded 11 Panama City restaurants and robbed the establishment and its customers had planned to...
Complaint lodged against Domingo Arias
FORMER HOUSING Minister and CD presidential candidate José Domingo Arias was the subject of a complaint lodged by residents of...
