Lawyers call for speed as court dithers
LAWYERS representing victims of government wiretapping, during the Ricardo Martinelli administration are becoming increasingly frustrated with the slow pace of...
Month: December 2015
Man linked to Martinelli spying, arrested in Colombia
Mizrachi Mayer Matalon, investigated for allegedly committing crimes against Panama’s public administration, was arrested on an Interpol red alert...
US judge links Martinelli to bribery scam
A U.S. FEDERAL JUDGE has identified ex-president Ricardo Martinelli, as one of several alleged co-conspirators in a bribery scheme that...
A Twelfth night frolic to close the season
The Social Scene with Margot Thomas IF YOU HAVE recovered from the pressures of the holiday season where there often...
$500,000 bail for Ex-Land Management boss
BAIL FOR the former director of the National Land Management Authority (Anati) Franklin Oduber, has been set at...
35,000 student failure rate alarming
THE FAILURE rate of Panama students, about 35,000 or five percent of the 700,000 students in the country, each year,...
OFF THE CUFF: Gambling splash would pay for Metro Line 2
MONEY spent on gambling in Panama in the first 10 months of the year was enough to pay for Metro...
Canal authority ready to take over expansion project
AS PATIENCE wears thin with the consortium responsible for the construction of the third set of locks Panama Canal Authority...
Supreme Court lacks funding for true indpendence
PANAMA’S SUPREME COURT will not have true independence unless it has the funds needed to implement its programs and projects...
WORLD VIEW : Bloody headlines hide good news
By Jonathan Power WE HAVE much to be glum about as we come to the end of 2015- the latest is...
Martinelli habeas corpus hearing drags on
PANAMA’S SUPREME Court justices met for almost three hours on Monday, December 28 without reaching a decision on the writ...
Election eve media muzzle rejected
PANAMA’S Commission for Electoral Reforms has unanimously Monday rejected a proposal that would limit the ability of media to report...
