OPINION: Comptroller drags feet on Odebrecht audit
La Prensa Feb 18 THE COUNTRY is still in a state of disruption, despite the fact that a little is...
Month: February 2017
Panama marches against corruption, impunity
PANAMA CITIZENS gathered in their hundred on Thursday, Feb, 18 to join in two matches to protest corruption and impunity....
12 countries unite to punish Odebrecht corruption
PROSECUTORS from 12 countries including Panama, including Panama, have agreed to insist on asset recovery and comprehensive compensation for damages...
MEDIA WATCH: ANTI-Press Conference draws world focus
THE WHITE HOUSE Press Conference called by President Donald Trump on Thursday, Feb.16 has garnered headlines and commentary around the...
Banker named in briberyprobe
A PANAMA businessman whose reinsurance company showed an extraordinary growth in revenue from $5.8 million in 2008 to $124 million...
MEDIA WATCH: U.S. Day Without Immigrants
ACROSS the U.S. thousands of protesters took part Thursday in "Day Without Immigrants" events, from marching to boycotting jobs to...
15-country prosecutor summit to unite Odebrecht probes
PROSECUTORS from 15 countries are meeting in Brazil to coordinate the investigation into the Odebrecht construction company whose former president and...
Ministry building road in protected area
A COMPLAINT filed with the Ministry of the Environment in Bocas Del Toro about a road construction project led to...
Slim helping finance Panama Metro 2
AFTER months of uncertainty, the financing of Panama’s Metro line 2 appears to be back on track. The consortium in...
Tocumen Airport following construction money trail
AS DETAILS of Odebrecht corruption continue to rock Panamanian society, eyes have turned on the Tocumen International Airport expansion. Governent...
Noriega brain surgery delayed
THE BRAIN TUMOR operation on former military dictator Manuel Manuel Noriega was slated for Wednesday, Feb.15, the day that flags...
Anti-military dictatorship leader dies
FLAGS were at half-mast on Panama on Wednesday, Feb.15 for Ricardo Arias Calderón, who was vice president in the government...
