Money laundering guessing game
WHO KNEW what and when, has become a guessing game in the Waked family money laundering scandal with the news...
Month: May 2016
Call for Martinelli trial in $49 million dried food scam
JUDGE Oyden Ortega serving as prosecutor has requested a hearing for former president Ricardo Martinelli to face charges of ...
laundering probe hits 149 workers
THE FALLOUT from the investigation of alleged money laundering by the Waked family has hit 149 workers, of La Riviera...
Panama blocks Brazil corruption request
WHILE PANAMA’S Attorney General, found time last week to attend a UN conference on crime the country's Public Ministry has...
WORLD VIEW: women shortage means new underclass
By Jonathan Power OVER 200 YEARS we have watched with a mixture of fascination and horror the explosion of population...
OPINION: When Panama sets a good example
Hoyporhoy La Prensa, May 31 TODAY is World No Smoking Day, a date that allows us to intensify efforts to...
GREEN ALERT for Pacific beaches
A 24 HOURS “green”alert for beach communities on Panama’s Pacific Coast was issued by The National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc)...
10 injured in Chorrera bus accident
CHORRERA continues to get more than its fair share of public transport accidents with 10 people injured, one of them...
US-Panama daily contact in laundering investigation
THE US GOVERNMENT is in "daily contact" with Panama authorities investigating businessman Abdul Waked, his nephew Nidal Waked, and 68...
US Scientists give GMOs thumbs up
AFTER TWO DECADES of research, a report by 20 top US scientists has concluded that GM crops, some of which...
OPINION: Killing Panama investment reputation
hoyporhoy La Prensa May 30 FOR MANY YEARS, Panama has been recognized as a financial center with great attractions for...
Pirate buses rack up more highway casualties
PIRATE BUSES continue their deadly contribution to Panama’s grim highway traffic statistics with 178 road users injured (many seriously) and...
