Slow justice system provides corruption escape route
SOME of the 346 people charged with corruption offenses that occurred during the reign of Panama’s, ex-president Ricardo Martinelli, could get...
Month: August 2017
MEDIA WATCH: Cuba puts clamps on businesses
CUBA’S new “booming” economy, fired up by the influx of US visitors had the brakes applied this week as the...
Panama’s Ex- Security Boss Spy Trial delayed
A 16TH CRIMINAL Circuit Court hearing into wiretapping scheduled for Monday August 7 against former Security Council director Alejandro...
Odebrecht linked company gets direct contract
A $19 million direct contract in Colon to a partner company of Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht at a time when...
Former University Rector Under House Arrest
THE FORMER rector of the University of Panama,(UP), who ruled the institution like a personal fiefdom with his hands tightly...
Varela buddy audio stirs Panama political pot
POLITICAL pot stirring tactics are back in vogue in Panama with the release on social networks by the Cambio Democrático...
Canada closes book on biggest fraudster after Panama death
CRIMINAL charges against a doctor who died in custody in Panama, and complained that he received no treatment for his...
Panama grants asylum to Venezuela judges
PANAMA has granted political asylum to two judges of Venezuela’s Supreme Court said The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on...
Panamas oldest newspaper under threat fires 49
THE PUBLISHING group that produces Panama’s oldest newspaper La Estrella de Panama has been forced to fire 20 percent of...
Jailed ex-judge granted house arrest
A JAILED former Supreme Court judge said to be suffering from hypertension due to a “psychological affliction” has been granted...
Panama anti-corruption march fizzles
IN THE DOMINICAN Republic they marched in their thousands to protest corruption, impunity, and involvement of the political hierarchy in...
Gasoline and diesel prices raised
GASOLINE and diesel prices will rise on Friday, August 4, but will still remain the lowest in Central America. The...
