OFF THE CUFF: Archbishop and political persecution
PANAMA CITY Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa appeared to be sailing very close to the line dividing church and state in...
Month: November 2015
Education Ministry compounds Lottery flag boo-boo
THE MEDIA and social network explosion that followed the National Lottery ticket flag blunder on Sunday, November has been followed...
Torchlight parade
THE CELEBRATION of the 112 years of separation of Panama from Colombia began with a torchlight parade of five security...
WORLD VIEW: Stirring the China Sea pot
By Jonathan Power THE US has done a daring and- some would say- dangerous thing. Towards the end of last month...
Supreme Court hearing in hospital
AN EXTRADITION hearing for two Russians was held in a hospital and attended by three judges from Panama’s Supreme Court....
Martinelli spy era equipment still missing
ALMOST a year after the presentation of a complaint over the disappearance of equipment used by the Martinelli government to...
Fugitive politician heading for 36 years jail
A FORMER Colombian deputy on the run since June after being convicted of masterminding the 2002 murder of a prominent...
Road deaths, gang killings, start month
THE WEEKEND prior to Panama’s independence celebrations was marred by bloodshed on the highways and in the streets as bad...
Panama losing its tax haven aura
PANAMA is inching closer to ending its reputation as a tax haven and money laundering center. The Global Forum on Transparency at...
CD deputies facing Supreme Court in aid scandal
THE SUPREME COURT is investigating two prominent CD deputies in connection with the National Assistance Program (PAN) scandal. (more…)
Music born in Africa
The Jazz Scene with Ken Brady PIANIST RANDY WESTON, has deservedly been the subject of much laudatory writing over the...
Panama Jewish and Muslim populations equal
THE NUMBERS of Jews and Muslims living in Panama is roughly equal, with about 14,000 in each community says a...
