Citizen outcry stalls Parque Omar plan.
Citizen outcry stalls Parque Omar plan. A PUBLIC OUTCRY over the planned $35 million facelift to Parque Omar, which included...
Month: January 2017
Farewell to Panama winter wonderland
TWELFTH NIGHT (Jan,6) is traditionally the time for taking down Christmas decorations, and packing them away for 11 months. This...
Air Panama gets OK for Colombia flights
LOW COST flight options for travelers flying to Colombia, got another boost this week as The Colombian Civil Aeronautics Agency...
Comptroller to review more Assembly contracts
Comptroller to expand review of Assembly contracts ALL FUTURE contracts issued by the National Assembly above $30,000 will be reviewed...
Nine Panama banks hit with sanctions
SANCTIONS ranging from $6000 to $1.5 milliion have been imposed on nine banks for breaches of various rules. The list...
Reward for highly dangerous escapee upped to $50,000
THE REWARD for information leading to the recapture of an escaped prisoner awaiting trial for the alleged killing of five...
Tribunal rejects call for info on Odebrecht donations
THE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL(TE) has rejected a request by the Independent Movement (Movin) for the publication of the political donations made...
OPINION: Cleaning up election campaigns
La Prensa Jan. 5 THE INDEPENDENT Movement (Movin) has decided to ask the Electoral Tribunal to publicly disclose all the...
WAKED SCANDAL: Soho Mall gets 2-month breather
SOHO MALL, owned by Abdul Waked, but in the hands of a trust looking for a purchaser, has had its...
Panama newspapers gain reprieve
The on-line version of La Estrella de Panama on Thursday Jan. 5 carried a count down clock to the impending...
More helicopters from Finmeccanica deal
PANAMA will be getting another two helicopters as part of its settlement deal with the Italian conglomerate Finmeccanica. The Cabinet...
Canada tops NYT list of must visit places
THE 105th ANNIVERSARY of Confederation, not the Trump factor , is behind Canada’s place at the top of a New...
