Prosecutor asks 7 years jail for ex-governor
MOVES BY lawyers for former Coclé Governor Richard Fifer to evade trial were rejected on Wednesday September 14, and the...
Month: September 2016
Panama listed fourth in worst countries for drivers
PANAMA sits in fourth place on a list of the worst countries to drive in according to a survey in...
Social Security facing financial crisis
PANAMA’S Social Security System is facing a financial crisis that threatens its existence says its director Estivenson Giron. "If reforms...
President defends multiple travel trips
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela claimed Tuesday, September 13 that the multiple trips he has made while in office have produced...
OPINION: Devastation bordering Canal
Hoyporhoy, La Prensa Sep 14 WHO IS RESPONSIBLE for the devastation of land in the operating area of the Panama...
Move to get $3 million nonpayment case dismissed
LAWYERS for former Cocle governor Richard Fifer are trying to get charges dismissed for non payment of $3 million for...
Copa in bidding for Avianca
COPA AIRLINES is looking at a big expansion as it enters the bidding for a hook up with Colombian carrier...
WORLD VIEW: Russia and Israeli whirlpool
By Jonathan Power RUSSIA ANNOUNCED last week that it has decided to go where angels fear to tread- into the...
Two sides protest over court ruling
OVER 100 hundred protesters gathered at the Panama Municipal offices on Tuesday September 12. They were voicing opinions for and against the occupation...
Delay in corruption case criticized
THE SUSPENSION of preliminary hearing of the case involving former Revenue Director Luis Cucalón and four others for alleged offenses...
Popes visit will speed delivery of Metro 2
THE VISIT by Pope Francis to Panama in 2019 for the Catholic Youth World Assembly will accelerate the construction of...
Search for missing child expanded
THE SEARCH for a child who went missing during torrential rain on Sunday September 11 has been expanded to include ...
