Odebrecht seeking $21 billion bankruptcy aidm busy in Panama
Odebrecht, the Brazilian construction giant which still owes millions of dollars in reparations to Panama is seeking bankruptcy protection....
Month: June 2019
WORLDVIEW: US mistakes in Persian Gulf
By Jonathan Power In 1980 in his State of the Union address, President Jimmy Carter said: “Any attempt by any...
OPINION: Reign of Terror and Impunity
The Comptroller General of the Republic denounced deputies of the National Assembly for the irregular management of public funds. This...
Ex- Revenue Director loses 8-year jail appeal
Panama’ s former Director of Revenue, Luis Cucalón, lost his final appeal in the Second Superior Court against his 8-year...
MEDIAWATCH: Trump-Khan-spat benefits the little guy
By Patrick Lynch US President Donald Trump who has his own problems to attend with at home, including the “the enemy...
More than 25 migrant deaths in Darien jungle
At least 25 migrants whose bodies have been recovered have died as they attempt to follow the dangerous route from...
OPINION: Panama in the Dark
The national energy policy is distorted by conflicts of interest and administrative incapacity. Since the national generation, transmission and distribution...
Panama cell phone banking on a roll
Yappy is the new in word for Banco General customers in Panama as it steps up the use of cell...
ENVIRONMENT: G20 moves on plastic waste
The end of plastic garbage bags in Panama’s supermarkets is only days away and other countries like Canada and members...
