Laundering suspect to be extradited to US
FROM executive in a Panama business network ostensibly devoted to distributing luxury goods, but, according to the DEA a front...
Month: May 2016
Waked Money Laundering Organization names
A FULL LIST of individuals and companies linked to the Waked money laundering organization was issued by the Citizen Services...
7-year investigation uncovers Panama international drug network
THE U,S Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) investigation of one of Panama’s most economically powerful families began seven years ago and ...
Panama arrest linked to ruthless traffickers
COLOMBIAN media reporting the arrest of Panama businessman Nidal Waket at El Dorado airport in Bogota on Wednesday May 5...
68 firms, 9 executives named in massive laundering-drug swoop
PANAMA’S battered image took another hard hit on Thursday May 5 with the release of a a U.S. Department Treasury...
Pressure builds on Varela to veto procurement law
WHILE PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela has been in Washington DC spreading the word that Panama is dedicated to transparency in...
Foot dragging on Martinelli extradition
MONTH’S after the Supreme Court called for the arrest of former president Ricardo Martinelli for wire tapping political opponents,...
Panama being watched over deficit ‘juggling’
JUGGLING with accounting methodologies by Panama administrations to adjust deficit ceilings is not going down well with outside observers and...
Panamanian Ironman victor tests positive
CAROLINA DEMENTIEV, the Panamanian winner of the women’s division of the 2016 Ironman competition, has been suspended for two years...
Familiar names in widening University scandal
Garcia De Paredes NAMES linked to former presidents as favored insiders have surfaced in investigations into the deals involving land owned...
Hands of Stone tribute to De Niro in Cannes
By Margot Thomas HANDS OF STONE, the movie about the life of legendary Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran, will get a...
Zika here to stay as cases top 264
“Zika is here to stay” said Panama’s Health Minister on Wednesday, May 4, while confirming that the number of confirmed...
