Tougher penalties proposed for domestic violence
TOUGHER PENALTIES for aggravated domestic violence are contained in a draft law to reform the criminal code introduced by Panama’s...
Month: October 2014
Battling the high cost of medicines in Panama
Battling the high cost of medicines in Panama Retirees living in Panama form a significant part of the medicine purchasing...
OFF THE CUFF: Diablos rojos returning alongside pirate buses
DIABLOS ROJOS, a noise and air polluting scourge whose owners were handsomely compensated when the Metro Bus service was introduced,...
More revelations about suspended judge
NEW ELEMENTS have come to light in the case of Alejandro Moncada Luna, the Supreme Court Judge, separated from office...
Remembering the victims of October 23 tragedy
A SERIES of activities are planned for Thursday October 23 commemorate the 8th anniversary of the La Cresta bus fire...
Colombia ignores Panama line-in the-sand
PANAMA’S seven day ultimatum to Colombia to revoke its listing of the Central American country as a tax haven expired,...
OFF THE CUFF: 2nd Martinelli judge forced from office
Alejandro Moncada Luna on Monday October 20, became the second Supreme Judge appointed by Ricardo Martinelli, to be forced out...
Former president to re-face money laundering charges
FORMER PRESIDENT Ernesto Pérez Balladares will again face trial on accusations of money laundering despite Organized Crime Prosecutor Roberto Moreno...
Dengue cases set to pass 2013 total
WITH 4,729 cases of dengue, already recorded this year, Panama is on track to pass last year’s total of 4,781...
Money Laundering in Panama Insurance Sector
THE PANAMA insurance market is strengthening preventive measures in order to get the country removed from the "gray list" of...
Supreme Court judge facing criminal charges suspended
PANAMA Supreme Court Justice Alejandro Moncada Luna has been suspended while he faces criminal charges of unjustified enrichment, money laundering,...
Firemen rescue 3 Dutch tourists in Boquete
THREE DUTCH women tourists were rescued by firemen at the top of Volcan Baru, in Boquete Chiriqui. on Monday October...
