MEDIA WATCH: Americas fading leadership role
By John McLaughlin , (OZY Mar 16) AMID the many controversies roiling Washington these days, there is a troubling trend...
Month: March 2017
WORLD VIEW: When water ignites war flames
By Mark Zeitoun WATER is a human right, but too often one of the causes and tools of today’s wars....
15 year sentences for sex slave traffickers
FIFTEEN-YEAR jail terms have been handed down to three men for human trafficking involving three young Venezuelan women says a...
Corruption scandals earn Fitch negative bank report
ODEBRECHT and ongoing corruption scandals have produced a negative outlook for Panamanian banks from Fitch Ratings. Fitch issued a report...
Martinelli sons lawyer released from cell
THE LAWYER for the fugitive sons of former president Ricardo Martinelli has been released from preventive detention. The Special AntiCorruption Prosecutor...
Anti Impunity group and horse picket Comptroller
THE GROUP, Citizens Against Impunity, arrived at the Offices of Panama’s Comptroller on Wednesday March 15 accompanied by a horse as...
New system to handle increasing canal transits
INCREASED traffic through the waterway has led the The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to launch a new a new system...
Mayor drops gauntlet over street facelifts
OVER THE OBJECTIONS of the comptroller, Panama City Council has endorsed the proposal by Mayor José Blandón to spend $52...
Panama Ports start year with strong expansion
AFTER a year in which activity fell by 9.1 percent, Panamaa ports began 2017 with a strong expansion according to...
OPINION: Assembly morality on the line
Hoyporhoy, La Prensa, Mar.14 THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY has appointed a special commission to investigate supposed acts of corruption, which occurred...
Assembly names corruption commission
PANAMA’S National Assembly has adopted a resolution creating a "commission of inquiry" into corruption cases involving major infrastructure projects during the...
Honeymoon ending – doctor strike looms
THE HONEYMOON between Panama’s health guilds and the current administration may be nearing its end. The amicable relationship was a...
