Martinelli secretary denies funneling PAN kickbacks
CHICHI ADOLFO DE OBARRIO, who said he is still private secretary to former president Ricardo Martinelli, called a press conference...
Month: November 2014
Martinelli had to know of PAN scams – Varela
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela said Tuesday, November 25 that his predecessor, Ricardo Martinelli, had to know about the irregularities in...
Downpour causes city wide floods, traffic chaos
HEAVY rain accompanied by lightning, on Tuesday, November 24 caused flooding and traffic jams in several parts of Panama city....
Alleged PAN kickback link leaves country
ADOLFO DE OBARRIO, the private secretary of former President Ricardo Martinelli, fled the country on a private jet on Tuesday...
New evidence in suspended judge investigation
A COSTA RICAN businessman, whose name was not released, allegedly wrote a check for just over $168,000 to suspended Supreme...
Machete accident kills representative
BAYANO local representative Antolí¬n Antonio Vega died Monday , November 24,from injuries caused by an accident with a machete while...
Controversial comptroller hospitalized
A DAY after anti –corruption demonstrators were on the Cinta Costera, calling for her head, Panama’s Comptroller, Gioconda Torres de...
67th case of hanta virus detected
67th case of hanta virus detected A NEW CASE of hanta virus was confirmed in Tonosi Los Santos, on Monday,...
Another PAN boss facing multi-million dollars embezzlement charges
ANOTHER former director of the National Assistance Program (PAN) will be facing charges of embezzlement within the formal investigation being...
Panama has lowest gasoline price in region
AS OIL PRICES comtinue to fall Panama has the lowest gasoline prices in Central America although critics say they srill...
OFF THE CUFF: Martinelli era theft passes $833 million and counting
THE AMOUNT of theft from the public purse during the Martinelli years grows by the day as audits are carried...
Thousands march against corruption
THOUSANDS of people who “can’t take it anymore” took part in marches against corruption in cities across the Panamanian Isthmus...
