Latin American politicians campaigning from jail cells
Ricardo Martinelli the first Panamanian to run for a popular election candidacy from jail joins a unique band of Latin...
Month: September 2018
“Prisoner” Ricardo Martinelli facing disciplinary action
Ricardo Martinelli held in El Renacer Prison, far from the stink, noise, and overcrowding of La Joya appears to have...
Migrants from Panama de-registered ship get European refuge
The 58 migrants rescued off the Libyan coast by the humanitarian rescue ship Aquarius which operated under the Panama flag...
President’s secretary tried to bury probe made NY consul
A “high official” in the Varela administration sat on requests for staff hiring by the director of Panama’s Transparency and...
HEALTH: Allergic reactions to penicillin can go away in time
By DR MATTHEW RANK (Mayo Clinic) An estimated 10 percent of people have been diagnosed as having an allergy...
OPINION: Sending signals to machismo
The United States Senate decided to postpone the vote to ratify a magistrate for the Supreme Court. The idea is...
Ex-presidents sons get top billing in Odebrecht Latin America bribery
THE THREE individuals in Latin America who benefited most from the corruption plot of the giant Odebrecht corruption scam were...
Teen in baby kidnapping probe behind bars
A 17-YEAR-OLD who kidnapped a three-month-old baby on Thursday, September 27 allegedly to demand ransom from his Asian parents is in preventive...
Victim ploy Martinelli denied jail exitto primary vote
Former President Ricardo Martinelli will not be leaving the El Renacer prison on Sunday, Sep 30 to cast a vote...
Martinelli hearing enters new phase
Judge of guarantees Jerónimo Mejía, in the indictment hearing of former President Ricardo Martinelli, charged with embezzlement and illegal surveillance...
Martinelli wants out of jail to vote in primaries
Ex-president Ricardo Martinelli’s latest ploy to get special treatment as a prisoner came on Friday, Sep. 28 when he...
