Life for Panama after Mossack Fonseca
THERE IS life for Panama’s financial sector after the Mossack Fonseca scandal says internationally recognized Swiss criminologist Mark Pieth. Mark...
Month: November 2016
Corridor Sur accident throws man into sea
A TWO VEHICLE accident on the Corredor Sur between Panama City and Costa Del Este sent a man hurtling into...
Panama credit card debt at $1.88 billion.
CREDIT CARD debt in Panama reached $1.88 billion in August up $170 million from January reports The Consumer Protection Authority (ACADECO) Black Friday and...
COMING EVENTS: Seasonal offerings
NOVEMBER Fri 25, Sat 26 CHRISTMAS STOPPING – A thought provoking and laugh producing parody of the “joys” of Christmas and...
Traffic death toll hits 392
ONE person was killed and three badly injured when a speeding taxi ran into the back of a truck parked...
*Let Pres. Trump also handle the business of business
By Mark Scheinbaum MIAMI (Nov. 23,)—If you hate Donald Trump it will be really tough to read this because it...
Black Friday, early opening, late closing
FOR THE FIFTH year, Panama City’s leading shopping malls opened at 6 qm on Friday Nov. 26 for the anticipated...
Court rejects complaint against prosecutors
A COMPLAINT of abuse of authority against four public prosectors has been provisionally dismissed by the Ninth Criminal Court. The...
Crash hero dies from burns
A DENTIST, who suffered severe burns while trying to rescue two men from a blazing gasoline truck on Saturday November...
Odebrecht confession deal hangs fire
A DEAL involving the mass confession of executives of the Brazilian group Odebrecht in a major corruption case involving Petrobras...
Black Friday shoppers warned to stay alert
PANAMA’S consumer protection agency, ACODECO, is warning shoppers to be careful on Black Friday Nov.25. After a rash of violations a year ago the agency...
Six bidders for $2,6 billion Metro 3
THE PRE –QUALIFING process for the construction of Metro line 3 is under way. The line will stretch from Albrook to La Chorrera. Companies interested in the project can tour the site of the work in December...
