Martinelli defense plays new wriggle card
Ex-president Ricardo Martinelli cannot be prosecuted for illegal wiretapping of over 150 Panama citizens during his time in office as...
Month: June 2018
Comptroller files complaints on lawmaker scams
The obstruction tactics of the National Assembly to block the auditing of lawmakers’ expenditure reports have not stopped Panama’s comptroller...
Political Correctness and the World Cup
By David Unsworth What is “fair” when it comes to awarding the 32 much-coveted berths in the World Cup? The...
HEALTHWATCH: Diet can overcome Alzheimers gene
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM. Back in the 1990s, a major susceptibility gene was discovered for Alzheimer’s, called ApoE4. If...
Bizarre day in court for former president
The Judge of Guarantees in the case of illegal wiretapping during the reign of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli squashed, on Wednesday, June...
Teflon lady targeted by Panama Transparency boss and Comptroller
Yanibel Ábrego. president of the National Assembly and a CD deputy already in the sights of the Comptroller General ...
Marriott name to adorn former Trump flagship
The former Trump Tower (and hotel) that has been wrapped in controversy and scandal since its apartments were first marketed...
Moody’s: US auto tariffs credit negative for global auto industry
NEW YORK-June 25, -- A 25% tariff being considered on vehicles and auto parts imported to the US would be...
Comptroller stands firm, on lawmakers suspicious spending
The battle of wills between Panama Comptroller General, Federico Humbert, and The president of the National Assembly, Yanibel Ábrego continues...
3,745 ships transit new Canal locks in two years
Some 3,745 vessels have passed through the expanded locks of the Panama Canal in the two years since they opened...
Health, home, and car insurance climbing
Flooding in Panama city and major fires in Colon are contributing factors to across the board increases in insurance premiums...
China;s $110 billion Latin America investment
Sao Paulo, June 25, - Chinese investments in Latin America amounted to a total of $110 billion during 2013 and...
