Month: October 2015
Presidents discretionary spending
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela has spent $7.7 million in discretionary funds during his 14 months in office. (more…)
Business in Free Zone spiraling down
BUSINESS at the world’s second biggest free trade zone, the ZLT Colón, continues to plummet with a 15% drop so far...
10K free ride on Correrdor Norte
THE 10 KILOMETER new section of the Corredor Norte, that is scheduled to open on October 15 will be free...
Gagging freedom of expression
THE DRAFT bill regulating the exercise of journalism presented last July by the pro-government Deputy Juan Moya "would put a terrible...
Call for study of journalism gag bill
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela has promised to veto a law regulating the exercise of journalism, but Panama delegates at the...
Kerrys fast Panama visit
US SECRETARY OF STATE John Kerry, had a two hour stop-over at Tocumen International Airport on Sunday October 4. No...
THEATRE: New twist takes 39 Steps forward
By Margot Thomas THE 39 STEPS classic mystery thriller has undergone many adaptations since it was written by John Buchan 100...
Panama-Colombia tax deal talks extended
AS PANAMA balks at a demand from Colombia that all bank transactions between the two countries are automatically reported, the...
Chief Justice continues stalling over Martinellli-linked case
SUPREME COURT Chief Justice José Ayú Prado has said that he will analyze the opinions presented by the Independent Movement (Movin)...
Home from disco ,wife knifes husband after spat
A 30-YEAR-OLD Venezuelan woman stabbed and killed her husband after he allegedly attacked her following a disco night out. (more…)
OPINION: A curtain of suspicion in Supreme Court
Hoy por Hoy, La Prensa, on October 3 put Supreme Court President, Ayu Prado firmly in the center of it...
