OPINION: The right to be (dis)connected
By Dr Jasna Čošabić FROM the proclaimed right to be connected to the evolving right to be disconnected, only a...
Month: January 2017
Bribery money of very high profile people seized in Swiss banks
MONEY of four “very high profile” people under investigation in the Odebrecht bribery scandal has been seized in Swiss banks....
Names involved in bribery scandal will be revealed
THERE WILL BE no pact between Panama’s political parties to hide the names of officials and politician involved in the...
United front against Parque Omar remake.
OPPOSITION to the $35.7 million plan to remodel Parque Omar, continues to mount with calls from multiple groups for the...
Authority hikes car fees as sales boom
AS CAR SALES in Panama continues their seemingly never ending boom, the transport authority ATTT has moved to get its...
WORLD VIEW: A new industrial revolution
Corporate social responsibility can go a long way to addressing the many challenges facing the world today. To that end,...
Special bus services for closing Jazz Festival Concert
THE METRO BUS system will be operating special services for the closing concert of the 14th Panama Jazz Festival on...
Residents take penthouse case to ombudsman
RESIDENTS of the P.H. Crystal building, in Bella Vista, frustrated by moves to block the demolition of an illegally constructed...
Odebrecht to pay Panama $59 million equal to bribes
ODEBRECHT, the Brazilian construction company that has received over $9 billion in contracts from successive Panama governments has promised to...
MEDIA WATCH: Obamas farewell, Trumps hello
By F.J. Dionne, Washington Post SEN. BEN CARDIN used one of the oldest saws in politics to lay out an...
Panama-Colombia trade spat kills patrol boats deal
THE $30 MILLION purchase of two Colombian Navy patrol vessels intended to “strengthen security in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans”...
OPINION: Deputies flouting public will
hoyporhoy La Prensa Jan. 12 THE PROPOSAL for electoral reforms presented to the National Assembly last year by the Electoral...
