Martinelli king of shamelessness – Mayor
PANAMA City Mayor Jose Isabel Blandon hit out at former president Ricardo Martinelli on Saturday, August 16, labeling him “the...
Month: August 2014
Swimmer killed by boat in Bocas del Toro
A 24 YEAR-0LD Argentinian swimmer died on Saturday afternoon, August 16, at Slipper Island, Bocas del Toro, after a boat...
Metro Line 2 construction early 2015
WORK ON Line 2 of the Panama Metro, a project that is to be tendered on Sept. 15, could start...
China expanding interest in Panama Canal
CHINA has its eyes not only on a Nicaraguan Canal, but also on the construction of a fourth set of...
DNA tests confirm bones from missing tourist
DNA TESTS performed on a second set of remains found on the banks of river Culubre in Bocas del...
Varela revokes Martinelli pardons, thanks activists
PRESIDENT JUAN CARLOS VARELA has revoked the 355 pardons granted by the former president Ricardo Martinelli in the last six...
Exiting director stonewalls deputies on hospital deaths
THE DIRECTOR of Panama’s Social Security Fund (CSS), GuillermoSáez-Llorens repeatedly dodged questions from members of the National Assembly about the...
OFF THE CUFF: Russia a target for Panama farmers?
TAXPAYER DOLLARS - The Tribunal Electoral (TE) has begun an investigation into the advertising spending by 47 state institutions during the...
Body-in-suitcase suspect arrested in Panama
A 56-YEAR-OLD Swiss man has been arrested in Panama in connection with the death of a Canadian, whose body was discovered...
Anti-corruption investigation into Martinelli era $250 million contract
PANAMA’S new government has launched a three pronged investigation into the long simmering scandal of the $250 million purchase of...
Colliding pirate buses send nine to hospital
JUST OVER two weeks after a speeding “pirate” bus killed two passengers and sent 16 to hospital, a collision between...
Martinelli economic policies a debacle
PANAMANIAN businessmen and economists have been warning or three years that the economic policies of the Martinelli government would be...
