Jailed vote buyer considers appeal
FORMER CD deputy candidate Heriberto Yunito Vega jailed for vote buying and the use of state resources in an election,...
Month: September 2016
Canal fallout from shipper bankruptcy
THE EUPHORIA generated by the opening of the Panama Canal expansion has been muted by the bankruptcy of the world’s...
WORLD VIEW: America threatened?
THE FRENCH ambassador to the US from 1902 to 1924, Jean-Jules Jusserand, observed that distant powers could not easily threaten...
7 homes destroyed, 50 flooded
THE STORM warnings issued by the National Civil Protection agency, (Sinaproc) proved accurate on Monday September 5. Seven homes were...
Regulator takes over insurance company
PANAMA’S Superintendency of Insurance has taken administrative control of Seguros Confianza, holder of four percent of the 62,158 policies it sold...
Ex-ministers court hearing adjourned
A COURT HEARING scheduled for Monday September 5 for former Minister of Social Development Guillermo Ferrufino was suspended because the...
Fire causes egg carton shortage
EGG CONSUMPTION in Panama has climbed 13.9 percent to 63 million in 2015 , but delivery to supermarket shelves is...
Panama Papers scandal hits World Bank nomination
Panama Papers scandal hits World Bank nomination THE MOSSBACK FONSECA scandal has raised questions about the proposed appointment to the...
Corruption raids net 6 cops, narco boss
THE CRACKDOWN on corruption in Panama’s security organizations and among politicians continued over the weekend, netting senior cops and a top drug...
Funds short accusatory system kicks in
THE LONG awaited accusatory penal system came into force on Friday Sep 2, after a widely criticized opening “celebration” The...
Panamas World Cup dreams rekindled
PANAMA 2, JAMAICA 0 PANAMA’S DREAM of appearing in the final rounds of a World Cup were rekindled on Friday...
Pirate bus accident injures 15
A TRAFFIC accident involving a taxi and a pirate bus injured 15 passengers on Sunday morning September 4. The accident...
