Canadian named Central and N. America soccer boss
CANADIAN soccer boss Victor Montagliani was elected president of CONCACAF North and Central America and the Caribbean’s ruling soccer authority on...
Month: May 2016
Prosecutors probe family linked to bribery
FAMILY MEMBERS of key government figures of the previous and present government are among a group under investigation in a...
Banking authority nixes intervention rumors
THE FALLOUT from the money laundering allegations against the Waked family owned Wisa Group has ignited a forest fire of...
Money laundering scandal costs Tocumen millions
TOCUMEN, S.A. which operates Panama’s international airport, dubbed the Hub of the Americas has taken a double financial hit from...
WORLD VIEW: N. Korea wants two slices of cake
WORLD VIEW: N. Korea wants two slices of cake By Scott Snyder THE SEVENTH congress of the North Korean...
Fiscal deficit down in first quarter
INCREASED government revenues helped reduce Panama’s the fiscal deficit at the end of the first quarter of 2016 It dropped...
FOOD: Happy hummus
By Margot Thomas EVERY DAY of the year has at least one special designation and, until Wednesday, I thought Friday...
Bad guys movie classics back in Panama
FOLLOWING on from Panama’s hugely successful International Film Festival (IFF), and the showing of locally produced movies at Cannes , including a...
Panamas black population has highest literacy rate
THE LITERACY rate of Panama’s black population 10 years and older is 97.8%, while for non-African descent it is 94.0%...
15th case against ex-president Martinelli sent to court
THE SUPREME COURT has received a 15th complaint against absconding former President Ricardo Martinelli. The complaint, from the public prosecutot’s...
Gas prices edge up. 11 stations found overpricing
FRIDAY MAY 13 will see gasoline prices edging up again with 95 Octane adding 5 cents a gallon to $2.76...
Jimmy Carter to attend Canal expansion opening
FORMER U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who signed the 1977 agreement to hand over operation of the Canal has confirmed...
