Wiretap fugitive jailed for 14 years
A FORMER Colombian security chief who took refuge in Panama was sentenced to 14 years in prison for wiretapping by...
Month: April 2015
Former Colombia president facing wiretap trial
Former Colombia president facing wiretap trialCOLOMBIA’S SUPREME COURT has transferred copies of accusations involving ex-president Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010) to the...
Decision on accused Supreme Court Judge next week
THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE of Supreme Court Judge Victor Benavides, will be known next week when the National Assembly Credentials committee...
No Panapass installation on Labor Day
"PANAPASS" Installation Centers will Friday May 1, for the commemoration of Labor Day, reports the National Highway Company (ENA). (more…)
OFF THE CUFF: Deputies fail to agree on changes to immunity
GETTING DEPUTIES to agree to change the law do that there immunity blanket is partially removed is a hard sell,...
Lawyers Assc. fears prosecutor will hide evidence
THE EMBATTLED but unrepentant electoral prosecutor Eduardo Peñaloza, is again firmly in the sights of the National Bar Association (CNA...
Investigation of former Martinelli henchman
FORMER RICARDOO MARTINELLI henchman Demetrio “Jimmy” Papadimitriu is under investigation for alleged offenses of unjust enrichment, forgery and embezzlement wand...
Panama-Italy corruption links resurface
ANGELO CAPRIOTTI -the Italian businessman who built modular prisons in Panama during the administration of Ricardo Martinelli is being tried...
Time running out to get your Corridor Panapass
THE USE OF prepaid cards on North and South Corridors is coming to an end and will soon be totally...
Police crack down on retail drug pushers
PANAMA’S NATIONAL Police (ON) have captured about 228 drug dealers in different parts of the country in nine months and,...
11 injured in rush hour collision
ELEVEN PEOPLE were injured during Wednesday morning rush hour. April 29, following a collision between a sedan and a coaster...
Martinelli “gang of nine” facing trial in school program scam
NINE FORMER luminaries of the Ricardo Martinelli administration are heading for trial facing charges of corruption, embezzlement and fraud...
