Cabinet approval for Russia extradition deal
Cabinet approval for Russia extradition deal ABSCONDING RUSSIAN criminals hoping to find a safe haven in Panama may soon be...
Month: August 2015
OFF THE CUFF: Garuz assault case postponed
THE LEGAL woes of former National Security Council member Alejandro Garuz are keeping his lawyers busy (and well rewarded) as...
Lid lifted on Martinelli circle money laundering
Businessmen close to the administration of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) moved large sums of money through the brokerage Financial Pacific...
Panama near bottom of broadband class
PANAMA, which former president Ricardo Martinelli liked to compare with Singapore, ranked near the bottom in a recent study of...
Judge withdraws from Corcione case
SUPREME COURT Judge Harry Diaz has recused himself from a hearing which will decide whether Nicolas Corcione Perez Balladares, accused...
Thousands walk in cancer fund raiser
THOUSANDSfrom all age groups, gathered at Panama’s Cinta Costera at 7,30 am on Sunday, August 30 to particpate in the...
A touch of India at Panama Jazz Festival
The Jazz Scene with Ken Grady RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA is a Jazz alto sax player and composer of Indian lineage. You...
Panama highway death toll reaches 255
TWO PASSENGERS were killed and the driver seriously injured when a pickup truck slammed into a pole carrying power lines...
Tax raiders hit 50 businesses in Casco Viejo
CASCO VIEJO is a tourist Mecca but, according to The Directorate General of Revenue (DGI), also a hive of commercial...
Star line up for 13th Panama Jazz Festival,
THE PANAMA JAZZ FESTIVAL 2016 will bring another star studded cast to the 13th edition of one of Panama’s flagship...
Troubled Casco Viejo project loses permit
A CONSTRUCTION project in Casco Viejo that has bedeviled heritage defenders, residents, the courts and apartment purchasers since 2009, had...
Panama government spending and debt shrink
SPENDING on Panama government projects in the first half of 2015 fell by 44.5 percent compared to the same period of...
