Panama sex workers welcome decriminalization move
AN AMNESTY International (AI) resolution requesting the decriminalization of prostitution and all aspects of the sex trade, including pimping, has...
Month: August 2015
Supreme Court to study deputies dodge-the-bullet law
FOUR COMPLAINTS filed against the so-called shield law that protects investigations of deputies in the National Assembly will be combined...
Taboga oil cleanup 90% complete
THE OIL SLICK that has closed beaches in Taboga and threatened the island’s tourism industry is 90 percent complete. The...
Backpack corruption suspect hospitalized
CORRUPTION SUSPECT, and boutique owner Poulett Morales was hospitalized on Thursday, August 13, at a private clinic in Panama City....
Former tax chief moved to El Renacer prison
Luis Cucalón, former head of the government’s tax collection department, accused of crimes of embezzlement by paying commissions of $47...
HEALTH WATCH: Going nuts good for the heart
By Michael Greger M.D. GOOD NEWS for nut lovers: Eating at least one serving of walnuts per week may drop our chances...
Irrigation bribery scam nets 12 suspects
THE NET hauling in people allegedly connected to a bribery scam in which the previous government paid $37.4 million for...
Panamas role in Odebrecht bribery scandal
AS BRAZIL’S investigation into its multi million dollars bribery scandal involving construction company Norberto Odebrecht evoves,Panama has surfaced as the...
Worlds longest nonstop flight Panama bound
THE LONGEST nonstop flight in the world will have Panama as its destination from February 1, 2016.Emirates airline has announced...
Emergency funding to aid drought stricken farmers
AS PANAMA begins a 60 day state of emergency brought on by an extended drought and forecasts of the effects...
Papadimitriu loses appeal over free land grab
PANAMA’S Supreme Court ruled against a constitutional claim filed against an Executive Decree which ordered the expropriation without compensation of...
Government revenue and deficit fall
WHILE Panama’s government revenues for the first half of 2015 fell 3 percent compared with the same period last year,...
