Inauguration of expanded locks set for June 26
THE THIRD of locks for the Panama Canal that will enable the transit of vessels carrying three times more than...
Month: March 2016
Changes to procurement law to end Odebrecht love affair
CHANGES to Panama’s Public Procurements Act to disqualify companies that have been convicted of crimes outside of Panama, would effectively...
Massive Brazil police raids in Brazil have Panama links
A MASSIVE SEARCH operation in nine Brazilian states by 380 agents of the Federal Police follows study of documents by...
Police seize cocaine and Mexican cartel members in Costa del Este
PANAMA POLICE seized 421 kilos of cocaine with a street value of some $12 million and arrested three Mexicans, in...
Baby death said not zika related as cases reach 149
WHILE ANNOUNCING the increase of Zica virus cases in Panama to 149, Panama’s Health Ministry has reversed a diagnosis that...
Move to block Mizrachi extradition denied
ANOTHER move to stall justice by lawyers working for those in or close to, the Ricardo Martinelli magic inner...
Torontos crack-head ex-mayor dead at 46
ROB FORD, the former Toronto Mayor who put his city on the world mapwhen he confessed to using crack cocaine...
MEDIA WATCH: Fight against GM could bankrupt farmer
A WEST Australian farmer who sued his neighbor and former friend after genetically modified canola blew onto his land, contaminating...
UN torture rapporteur report on La Joya UK prisoner
CONDITIONS in Panama’s notorious La Joya prison are highlighted in a report submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council...
Walk against animal abuse set for April
FOR THE second consecutive year, Panama will participate in the Walk Against Animal abuse, an activity that is carried out...
WORLD VIEW: Finding answers to Boko Haram
By Jonathan Power IF THERE IS one man in Africa who combines kindness, authoritarianism of right and rationed proportions with...
El Nio reduces draft of ships transiting canal
RESTRICTIONS on the draft of ships passing through the Panama Canal will come into effect April 18 said The Canal...
