OPINION: Faustian pact elects new judge
Hoyporhoy La Prensa Jan.4 WHAT IS THE COST to us of last night's vote, in which such a questionable person...
Month: January 2017
Judges appointment an opportunity lost
BUSINESSMEN have joined the growing chorus of dismay over the election of Alfredo Junca as a judge of the Electoral...
Judges election, disturbs civil groups
THE ELECTION of Alfredo Juncá as judge of the Electoral Tribunal (TE) has generated concerns and disappointment in civil society...
TE asked for records of Odebrecht political donations
HERIBERTO ARÚZ, had his first major challenge as the newly elected president of the Electoral Tribunal (TE), on Tuesday Dec.3...
New electoral judge got sweetheart deal
PANAMA has a new Electoral Tribunal (TE) judge after a political deal between the ruling Panamenista Party and the “opposition”...
Odebrecht asked to cancel Panama contracts
THE ODEBRECHT construction company should renounce its $2.6 billion contracts with Panama’s Government and transfer them to other contractors says...
Shameful submission to US colonialism – deputy
INDEPENDENT deputy Ana Matilde delivered a spirited attack on the Varela government on Tuesday, Jan. 3 for it’s 'shameful submission...
Candidate for TE judge has unpaid debt to Assembly
A RULING Panamenista Party candidate to become an Electoral Tribunal (TE) judge has an unpaid debt to the National Assembly...
Panama homicides fall, road deaths climb
HOMICIDES in Panama during 2016 fell to 386 from 445 in 2015 but traffic fatalities shot up from 403 to...
Waked vs American cold and immovable iceberg
THE U.S. Ambassador to Panama John Feeley has compared the situation of the company owning two Panama newspapers with that...
Very High UV ratings alert
ULTRA VIOLET radiation ratings will be at maximum in many parts if the isthmus throughout Tuesday Jan 3 says Etesa...
Robbery of US tourist thwarted by crowd
AN ATTEMPT to rob a US Tourist of her purse attempt on a crowded Costa Rican beach on New Tear’s...
