Fleeing CD wheeler dealer behind bars
A FORMER high rolling Democratic Change deputy candidate, and Ricardo Martinelli confidant, who was arrested at Tocumen International Airport on...
Month: July 2015
Panama teen gets $1.2 million baseball signing bonus
A 16-YEAR-OLD Panama baseball player became an instant millionaire on Thursday July 2 with a $1.25 million signing bonus from...
Indigenous leaders reject Barro Blanco plan
A PROPOSAL by President Juan Carlos Varela that sought to allow the completion of the hydroelectric plant, has been rejected...
Fleeing ex-CD candidate arrested at airport
A FORMER Democratic Change (CD) candidate, attempting to flee the country was arrested at Tocumen International Airport on Thursday July...
More citizen concerns over Odebrecht
ANOTHER PANAMA citizen’s group has added its voice to growing concerns over the recent contracts awarded to Brazilian construction giant...
OFF THE CUFF: The changing sands of Assembly alliances
PANAMA’S POLITICAL alliances seem to be moving in new directions following the election of PRD Deputy Rubén De León as...
No Canadian flags at half-mast for La Joya prisoner
THE REPORTED DEATH, in a Panama hospital, of a La Joya prisoner, has gained national attention in Canada, with some...
Panama sex workers most abused in Latin America
PANAMA’S SEX WORKERS are the most vulnerable in Latin AMerica to police abuse, and demands for pay-offs, according to the...
New Assembly president elected after PRD in-fighting
PRD DEPUTY Rubén De León is the new president of Panama’s National Assembly.He was elected on Wednesday, July 1 after...
Banco Universal customers can access $2,500
SOME 15,900 account holders at Banco Universal will get a temporary breather following a reorganization decree from The Panama Banking...
Cultural Institute missed critical UNESCO meeting
THE FIRING this week of Mariana Núñez Director of the National Institute of Culture (Inac) meant that no one from...
Canal expansion to create new gas market
THE PANAMA CANAL expansion will create a new trade project with the development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. (more…)
