Flamenco Island land sales nixed
THE MARINA and buildings on Flamenco Island on the Amador Causeway may not be sold to third parties says a...
Month: October 2015
Martinelli hydro deals linked to money laundering
A MONEY laundering investigation into the construction of two hydroelectric projects linked to former President Ricardo Martinelli and his sons,...
Social Security $24 million ambulance lease plan
PANAMA’S Social Security System, (CSS) under attack from many quarters over inadequate performance and with its former leaders facing criminal...
Suez Canal a threat to Panama?
The Egyptian Canal has an advantage over the Panamanian one not only in terms of its effectiveness in adapting to...
Martinelli lawyer rapped for bad judicial practice
WHILE calls for ex-president Ricardo Martinelli to return to Panama to face justice in 14 criminal investigations grow daily, his...
1,740 foreigners wed in Panama
Some 1,740 foreigners married Panamanians in 2014 according to a report from the Comptroller General. (more…)
Fast tracking repair plans for National Theatre
FUNDING for the plans for the restoration of Panama’s Teatro Nacional (National Theatre) will be fast tracked by the The...
75 Panamanians in Windy City marathon
75 Panamanians in Windy City marathon 75 PANAMANIANS registered for last week’s Chicago Marathon, and 66 completed the course. Several...
Copa raises direct flights to US to 12
WITH THE ADDTION of San Francisco, Copa Airlines now has a dozen direct flight destinations between Panama and the United States, and...
VIP prison wing for Martinelli era corrupt
A SPECIAL cell block for high profile figures for convicted high profile figures from the RicardoMartinelli administration is a possibility...
Boa found in Cinta Costera trash
PANAMA’S drive to reduce garbage in the city has unearthed a diverse number of discarded objects among the cans, bottles...
Traffic death toll reaches 314
PANAMA’S 314th traffic fatality of the year was a 63-year old man hit by a taxi in the Libertador Avenue...
