MEDIA WATCH: Broken dreams – Martinellli and the 40 thieves
Hoy por Hoy, La Prensa, Aug.18 ON MAY 3 2009, 60.31% of voters elected President Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal. Voters were...
Month: August 2015
Transparency bodies wants light on Odebrecht deals
THE FOUNDATION for the Development of Civic Freedom, the Panamanian chapter of Transparency International TI), is part of a seven...
US bribery confession prompts Panama inquiry
THE CONFESSION of an executive of the international technology company SAP that he bribed three officials of the Panamanian government...
New investigation into food for poor kids scandal
A NEW INVESTIGATION, into a $14.5 million contract for dehydrated food issued by the National Assistance Program (PAN) to feed...
Corruption suspect gets medical check up
LAWYER AND JOURNALIST Julio Miller, joined the growing band of corruption scandal suspects claiming health problems and was taken to the...
High profile spy trial makes way for murder case
TWO KEY DEFENDANTS in the Martinelli secret surveillance scandal arrived at Panama’s Supreme Court under tight security on Monday August...
OFF THE CUFF: Judicial perks and junkets
WHILE PANAMA’S Supreme Court struggles with an ever increasing backlog of cases some judges are finding time to flit around...
Revenue at Tocumen booms as cozy deals replaced
REVENUE at Tocumen International airport is booming with the ending of the cozy no-bid concessions during the Ricardo Martinelli era. In...
Super 99 VP acused of $10 million extortion
A VENEZUELAN businessman has accused a senior administrator of the Ricardo Martinelli owned Super 99 of having “extorted” $10 million...
Regulations pending for Panama sport fishing. paradise
THE FUTURE of sport fishing in Panama which generates millions of dollars is in danger unless there are regulations to...
Panama lists over 30 teenage deliveries every day
IF ALL Panama’s teenage girls who gave birth from 2013 to July 2015 were to arrive with their offspring at the...
OFF THE CUFF: Deputy shield law may be history
The controversial bill No. 214, which proposes to repeal Act No. 55 of 2012, known as the "shield law" which...
