Opposition to Barro Blanco continues
CONTINUING road closures and confrontations with police units between in Gualaquita in Bocas Del Toro have led President Juan Carlos...
Month: August 2016
Innovation boss confesses to bribes in brown envelopes
PANAMA’S FORMER director of Government Innovation Director, Eduardo Jaén, has confessed to accepting a $120,000 bribe delivered in csh in...
WORLD View Defeating the Loan Wolf
By Veronica Kitchen THAT AN EVENT like 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro came off without incident speaks to...
Court OKs aid to Swiss in Martinelli investigation
ARGENTINA, BRAZIL and Switzerland are all knocking on Panama’s door asking for assistance in corruption inquiries with links to ex...
Extortion suspect appeals immunity cancellation
A POLITICIAN held in El Renacer prison for alleged extortion, has appealed an Electoral Tribunal (TE) decision revoking his immunity...
Argetina asks help in Martinelli bribery probe
AN ARGENTINA federal prosecutor in Argentina, has filed a request for judicial assistance with the Public Ministry as part of...
Protestors and police hurt in clashes
SEVEN POLICE officers and at least a dozen indigenous protestors were injured in a confrontation in Gualaquita, Bocas del Toro, on...
Panama sports icons a business lesson
By Mark Scheinbaum MIAMI (Aug 26,)—Two Panamanian athletes come to mind this week as we hit the final stretch in...
Nikal Wakeds extradtion approved
COLOMBIA’S Supreme Court of Justice of has endorsed the extradition to the United States of Panamanian businessman Nidal Waked The...
UN lauds Barro Blanco agreement
THE AGREEMENT reached between the Panama government and indigenous leaders on the Barro Blanco hydroelectric project has received accolades from ...
Hands of Stone gets critical cold douche
HANDS OF STONE the locally hyped movie about Panama’s legendary boxing hero Roberto Duran has received a cold reception from...
Assaulted journalist case adjourned
A SEVEN HOURS court hearing of a former director of the National Security Council for alleged injuries to a journalist...
