Court denies Martinelli son’s bid to avoid arrest
The plenum of the Supreme Court has denied a writ of habeas corpus for Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares, son of ex-President Ricardo...
Month: December 2018
Seven dead in weekend traffic incidents
As thousands of families celebrated at the Panama City Christmas parade on Saturday, December 15, four people died and a pregnant woman...
OPINION: Panamas white collar criminals
We Panamanians have paid with money from our pockets for the mistakes and deals that have been woven through decades...
Copa launches direct flights to Puerto Vallarta
Copa Airlines has opened its direct flights between Panama City and Riviera Nayarit, in Mexico. The twice-weekly flights will allow...
Fire alarms add to Christmas parade traffic snarls
Fire alarms added to Panama City traffic jams brought on by the closure of Cinta Costera an Avenida Balboa for...
OPINION: Seeking clarity on political dirty money
The Odebrecht case is an underground protagonist of the 2019 election campaign. Most of the presidential candidates of the established...
$12.421million for World Youth Day Structures
TEMPORARY structures for World Youth Day (WYD) in Panama on the Cinta Costera and in Metro Park are already being...
Christmas Shine parade takes over Cinta Costera Dec, 16
PANAMA’S Cinta Costera and Avenida Balboa will be closed on Sunday, December 16 for the annual Christmas parade this year...
Martinelli offspring lose court appeal
The plenary of Panama’s Supreme has rejected an appeal for guarantees presented by the lawyers of the sons of former...
Panama mass poisoning victims get pension raise
Panama’s cabinet has approved a bill giving an increase of a $200 monthly in the pension of survivors of the...
Colombia bribery crackdown an example for Panama
A Colombian court has been tougher than Panama authorities on the Brazilian multinational Odebrecht ordering it to pay about $252 million dollars in...
