WORLD VIEW: The positive side of refugees
By Indira Kartallozi WE LIVE in a world where 65 million people are forcibly displaced by conflict, violence, famine, environmental disasters and...
Month: February 2017
Plea bargaining bill gets second reading
A BILL intended to streamline criminal proceedings and reduce prison overcrowding, was approved in a second reading in the National...
Panamas wider role in bribery scandal
AS MEMORIES of the original fallout from the Mossack Fonseca “Panama Papers” revelations fade and images of Panama as a land...
Martinelli lawyer tries to block investigation of AG
PANAMA’S turbid justice system has become more muddied as a lawyer who represents former president Ricardo Martinelli attempts to block ...
Eight detained in death of woman tourist
EIGHT people from Isla Bastimentos in Bocas del Toro have been taken into custody as part of the investigation that...
$2.4 million to speed bribery probe
PANAMA’S Ministry of Economy and Finance has approved the transfer of $2.4 million to the Public Prosecutor's Office to continue...
Sinaproc director fired over Waked support letter
THE DIRECTOR of the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) in the province of Colón has been fired after using his...
OPINION: A+ FOR TRUMP: F for public education
By Mark Scheinbaum REPUBLICAN Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine broke ranks with their party but...
American woman tourist strangled
CATHERINE Johannet, the 23-year-old American backpacker whose body was found in a wooded area Isla Bastimentos, in Bocas del Toro,...
Papal visit puts pressure on Metro Line 2
WITH the government under pressure to have Metro Line 2 up and running in time for the Catholic world youth...
Sub-contractor minimizes Odebrecht link
AS INVESTIGATORS delve into the contracts and bribery activities of the Odebrecht company during three administrations, one subcontractor has moved...
OPINION: A chance to escape fog of corruption
Hoyporhoy La Prensa Feb, 7 AMIDST the crises and disagreements on the benches of the three main political parties of the country, they...
