Shooting the messenger is not debate
NEWSROOM, in addition to providing coverage of local events, endeavors to provide an occasional window on world affairs, ranging from...
Month: July 2017
High waves and wind alert
PANAMA’S Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) has issued a warning of adverse sea conditions from Wednesday July 26 through Sunday July...
Eased restrictions for Multi-charged ex-security boss
THE FORMER Secretary of the National Security Council who is appealing a five-year jail sentence in one case has been...
Martinellis bed of thorns
IN THE SHORT term Panama’s former president, Ricardo Martinelli, currently behind bars in a Miami detention, center could have a better...
Special treatment for corruption suspects
A COURT RULING that if any of the suspects in the Odebrecht bribery scandal are in preventive detention the case...
OPINION: Cloudy Panama Justice
Hoyporhoy La Prensa July 26 THE COURT has recognized the complex nature of the investigations carried out by thePublic Ministry...
Judge extends bribery probe investigation time
A PANAMA JUDGE has given organized crime prosecutors more time to continue their investigations Into the Odebrecht bribery scandal. 12th Criminal...
Gang violence claims 45 lives in Colon
GANG VIOLENCE is on the upswing in Colon, with police describing the streets of the province as “hot” with 45...
Panama murder suspect extradited from Miami
Colombian-American Víctor Manuel Crismat Jr, 27, has been extradited from Miami to Panama where he faces trial for his...
Fighting 10- fold increase in congenital syphilis.
A TEN-FOLD increase in cases of congenital syphilis in Panama is raising concerns among health authorities. The Panamanian Public Health...
WORLD VIEW: War and Peace Today
By Jonathan Power THE MOST peaceful countries in the world are Iceland, Portugal, Austria, New Zealand and Denmark, according to...
Martinelli calls $20 million bail denial rights violation
PANAMA’S FUGITIVE former president, Ricardo Martinelli, jailed in Miami since June 12, has presented a “petition" to the US Supreme Court,...
