Varela Takes Heat As Assembly Rejects Judges
THE REJECTION by the National Assembly of two Supreme Court nominees was because of the failure of the administration led by...
Month: January 2018
WW II, bomb closes island to fishermen
FISHERMEN from the Pedasí district have been banned from sailing to Isla Iguana, after the discovery of an abandoned bomb...
OPINION: Twisted morals in Panamas political swamp
YESTERDAY, the deputies of the National Assembly demonstrated their true colors and they revealed the swamp which Panamanian politics has become....
Supreme Court president steps down
Judge José Ayú Prado, who late in 2017 had expressed interest in seeking re-election has presented his irrevocable resignation as...
Blue Apple red alert suspect arrested
With an Interpol red alert hanging over his head Jorge Churro Ruiz, Director of Contracts Administration at the Ministry of...
Judge who lost files throws new block on brokerage probe
FELIPE FUENTES, the 7th Criminal judge under investigation after seven files related to the defunct brokerage Financial Pacific (FP), were...
OPINION: Cornerstone of corruption network
THE CASE of Financial Pacific (FP) includes insider trading between the regulator and, speculation with the shares of the Minera Petaquilla,...
Corrupt politicians fear honest prosecutor – Varela
“A corrupt politician is afraid of an honest prosecutor, “ said President Juan Carlos Varela on Tuesday. January 30, as...
Martinelli asks fast bail resolution
A PETITION to get an early resolution to a motion for bail for ex Panama president Ricardo Martinelli has been...
First hantavirus death sets health team in motion
The year’s first death from hantavirus was confirmed by health authorities of Los Santos on Monday morning, Jan.29. He was...
More cheap flights to Cartagena
WINGO, Copa Airlines low-cost subsidiary has doubled the number of flights between Panama and Cartagena, a Unesco World Heritage site,...
Loan scam hearing adjourned again
THE SEEMINGLY never-ending story of the attempt to bring the alleged perpetrators of a $30 million loan scam to justice...
