6 dead 18 injured in first hours of carnival
CARNIVAL celebrations in Panama are also a time of mourning for many families with the seemingly inevitable carnage on the...
Month: February 2016
MEDIA WATCH: Power brokers lay siege to prosecutors
Hoyporhoy, La Prensa Feb. 5 THE SEVEN Senior Anti-Corruption Prosecutors have undertaken to change the political and business culture of...
Panama seeks Brazil aid in laundering probe
PANAMA’S Attorney General (AG) is seeking judicial assistance from Brazil in its inquiry into money laundering allegations against the law...
HEALTH ALERT: Drugs falsely labeled
THE MINISTRY of Health has issued an alert warning of the falsification of labels on a drug available in Panama and carrying counterfeit labels. The drug in...
Martinelli middleman facing criminal charges
THE FORMER head of Ensa and ex-vicepresident of a Ricardo Martinelli owned, company said to be the middleman in a...
Jazz Scene heads to picturesque Boquete
Jazz Scene heads to picturesque Boquete By Ken Grady GOOD, LIVE JAZZ in Panama is spotty at best. The few...
Ex-finance minister gets $200,000 bail
A CRIMINAL court judge has revered his earlier decision and granted $200,000 bail to former Minister of Economy and Finance,...
Interpol called in to trace Petaquilla boss
INTERPOL has been asked to help Panama track down Richard Fifer the head of Petaquilla Minerals and former governor of...
Death knell of Panamas Aladdins cave?
THE DEVELOPING backhoe scandal in the Department of Social Affairs (DAS), which replaced the National Assistance Program (PAN), could see...
Panama seeks to reopen talks on $1billion Venezuela debt
PANAMA is seeking to re-open talks with Venezuela on the more than $1 billion owed to Panama businesses. FinanceMinister Dulcidio...
Panamas deficit eased in under legal limit
SOME creative accounting kept Panama’s 2015 deficit within the 2 percent of GDP limit allowed by law. The adjusted public...
Passengers lose limbs in bus rollovers
THE DRIVERS of the Diablos Rojos (red devils) buses involved in a Wednesday, Feb. 2, crash in Colon on that...
