Civil group demands justice action by Varela
PANAMA’S chief justice Ayu Prado must stand down according to the Code of Judicial Ethics says the Independent Movement for...
Month: October 2015
Panama leads continent in growth rate – IMF
WHILE The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts a slightly slower growth rate for Panama this year and next, the country...
$400,000 to conserve World Heritage site
PANAMA’S Tourism Authority and the patronage of Portobelo and San Lorenzo have signed an agreement to improve the physical conditions...
WORLD VIEW: Why “The Ugly American?”
By Jonathan Power AMERICAN foreign policy makers often wonder aloud why it is that much of the world has such...
OFF THE CUFF: Judicial talk comes easier than action
WHEN TOP representatives of the judiciary met last Friday to listen to the concerns of civil society over the administration...
MEDIA WATCH: Judges former professor indicts Ayu Prado
“JOSE AYU PRADO Canals was my student at the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Panama''...
Call for investigation of ex-tourism boss
FORMER TOURISM Authority manager Salomón Shamah is identified as the next high profile insider of the Ricardo Martinelli administration likely...
American woman gunned down in home invasion
American woman gunned down in home invasion A 66 YEAR-OLD American woman was in intensive care on Monday October 5...
Ex PAN boss facing fresh corruption charges
GIÁCOMO TAMBURRELLI, Former National Assistance Program (PAN) Director arrived at the office of the first anti-corruption prosecutor on Monday,...
College pay deals flout law
PANAMA University Rector Gustavo García de Paredes who earns more than the country’s president, is apparently unaware of the size...
Metro Line 2 construction begins
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela inaugurated the construction of line 2 of the Metro at a ceremony in Tocumen on Monday,...
Odebrecht tax breaks under scrutiny
ON THE DAY that work started on Metro Line 2 by a consortium led by scandal ridden Brazilian construction giant...
