Month: September 2018
New opportunities for tainted contractor
The besmirched Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which confessed to paying scores of millions in bribes to obtain previous contracts is back...
Emergency Ops Center storm warning
A 72-hour storm warning was issued by The Emergency Operations Center (COE) of The Civil Protection System - Sinaproc- on Sunday...
Panama-China FTA talks resume in October
Panama is in a good position to move forward in the next round of negotiations of the Free Trade...
Soho Mall set to survive life support
By Margot Thomas SOHO Mall surrounded by of banking towers was opened with an expensive flourish reflecting its tiara of...
2nd Chiriqui bus passenger dies
Two more deaths on Friday, August 31 brought the victims of traffic accidents in the province of Chiriquí, to 48,...
Chinese company back in power line bid
The China Electric Power company which had been disqualified from participating in the tender for the construction, financing, and operation...
Lawmaker faces $5 million embezzlement hearing
CD deputy Carlos Tito Afú one of Panama’s most controversial lawmakers, accused of using nearly $5 million of state funds to...
OPINION: An “untouchable” hooked?
The deputy Carlos Agustín Afú Decerega has been one of the most conspicuous protagonists of our parliamentary history. In the...
