Court nixes 4 defense moves in Martinelli wiretap trial
The high profile defense team of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli got a series of setbacks during the wiretapping trial of ex-president...
Month: July 2019
HEALTH: Blood thinners can be lifesaving, but be aware of risks
By Dr. Martha Grogan, Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Anticoagulant medications, sometimes called blood thinners, can greatly lower the risk...
WORLDVIEW: Waging War an International Crime
By Jonathan Power In 2010 the signatory states of the International Criminal Court, established to prosecute war crimes, convened a...
Cattle farmers in the dark over meat exports to China
The loudly touted Panama meat exports to China have been in the hands of a single company and has not...
Cortizo appointee resigns as legislator corruption case brews
Rubiela Pitano appointed by 'Nito' Cortizo as Director-General of the National Disability Secretariat (Senadis) has resigned. "In view of...
Security Minister inherited “administration in pieces”
Panama’s Minister of Public Security, Rolando Mirones, in office for a little over a month said Monday, July 29, that...
368 probed in communal boards $25 million scam
Some368 people, including lawmakers, are under investigation for possible embezzlement for diversion of funds allocated to community boards. Anticorruption prosecutor,...
6,249 prisoners became high school graduates
At least 6,429 inmates at the La Joya Prison Complex have graduated in high school degrees in commerce and humanities....
La Chorrera raid lifts weekend cocaine seizure to seven tons
Narco-traffickers rook another hard hit on Sunday when over three tons of cocaine was seized by the National Aeronaval Service...
Lawyer facing major corrption probes seeks jail release
A Panama lawyer targeted in two major corruption investigations has filed an appeal of habeas corpus with the Supreme Court...
