OFF THE CUFF: Heat rurned up on firebrand deputy
PRD FIREBRAND deputy Zulay Rodríguez, who has never been slow to criticize her fellow legislators even to the point...
Month: January 2016
Judge combines Martinelli habeas corpus motions
TWO HABEAS CORPUS motions filed by ex-President Ricardo Martinelli defense lawyers in the case involving alleged illegal spying during his...
Metro Bus system now state owned
PANAMA’S 1,236 Metro buses are now the property of the state following the Friday Jan 29 finalization of the purchase...
CanadaPLUS Foundation upcoming events
By Margot Thomas A LAKE Gatun, jungle exploration, with a barbecue lunch included all at special member pricing is the...
Panama Law firm named in Brazil corruption scandal
A PROMINENT Panama law firm that plays a leading role in creating offshore companies, has been linked by Brazil’s public...
Nurses clash with police at presidency
NURSING TECHNICIANS struggled with officers of the Institutional Protection Service (SPI) and riot police at the entrance to the Presidency,...
Windfarm helps out as hydropower falls
THE WIND farm in Penonomé is partially offsetting the decrease in hydroelectric production brought on by of lack of rain...
Panama UV Alert
A WARNING of significant ultraviolet radiation across Panama, particularly in Chiriqui, was issed by Hydrometeorology Etesa on Friday, January 29,...
Water usage for carnival revelers condemned
THE DECISION of The Ministry of the Environment to allow the extraction of water from 22 points in 16 watersheds...
Pastor killed killed in Police-gang shoot out
AN EVANGELICAL pastor, David Ortega was killed in in Tocumen on Wednesday January 27, when he was caught in crossfire...
Booming Panama tourism speeds up immigration check
PANAMA IS ONTRACK to pass its goal of 2.5 million visitors for 2015 and to speed up of the...
Leading law firm reps charged with laundering
REPRESENTATIVES of one of Panama’s largest law firms, Mossack Fonseca (MF) havebeen charged in Brazil with money laundering and corruption. Two...
