Month: June 2019
Spy team ordered to report directly to Martinelli – Witness
The three-man “special affairs” team spying on over 150 people in Panama during the reign of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli did...
Jet-set judge gets tax-payer funded two-week break
Supreme Court Judge José Ayú Prado, who in spite of the overload of unresolved cases has never been known to...
Approved construction projects plunge 25%
The value of approved construction permits in the principal areas of Panama fell to $242.5 million in the first quarter...
OPINION: A blind alley for justice
There is something very attractive for so many people to aspire to represent the country in Guatemala one week a...
Panama whale watching a multi million dollar business
July is not only the month when the newly elected administration takes over, but it is also the start of...
Martinelli fugitive sons named to “Den of thieves”
The two fugitive sons of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli, wanted to face trial in Panama on numerous corruption charges have been...
Failing health system sends top reseacch scientist to US
Gorgas Institute, scientific researcher and director Néstor Sosa who last week expressed his continuing disappointment with Panama’s health service....
OPINION: Crime busting journalism
The Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office raided the Pandeportes headquarters yesterday, as part of the investigation for the alleged irregular handling of...
Gas explosion child victim heads to Galveston specialized hospital
Miguel Ignacio Muñoz Lima the child under five years of age who was severely burned in a gas explosion in...
Remembering Panama's poisoning victims
Hundreds of people participated in a memorial service in Panama City on Tuesday, June 4 to commemorate the over 800...