As justice staggers President gearing-up to nominate new magistrates
As Panama’s fractured judicial system is viewed with increasing concern by international bodies and the country tries to slide from...
Month: August 2019
ENVIRONMENT: Panama to host world water summit
At a time when the country is grappling with the challenges of maintaining water supplies for the operation of the...
Judges who absolved ex-president got administration plums
The three judges who on Friday, August 9 unanimously declared former president Ricardo Martinelli not guilty of illegal wiretapping and...
11 hurt as elevator malfunctions
Eleven people were injured, when an elevator malfunctioned in a high-end apartment complex in Costa del Este. Seven of the...
ENVIRONMENT: Bay of Panama improving water quality
The measurements between 2014 and 2018 of the Panama Bay Sanitation Program, which compare the quality of river waters, streams...
MEDIAWATCH: Epstein conspiracy theories travel the world
Questions are mounting about the apparent suicide of disgraced billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, whose death has sparked allegations of a...
Renting to tourists in Colon merits fines up to $5,000
Homeowners who rent rooms or apartments to tourists in Colon, face fines of $500 - $5000 according to a decree...
The magical recovery of a terminally ill “victim”
Panama already knows that Ricardo Martinelli has more than one face. One of them is that of a terminally ill...
Weather alert as Tropical Wave hits both coasts
A “considerable bad” bad weather system is forecast for the Pacific and Caribbean slopes of Panama, accompanied by electrical activity,...
Martinelli acquittal highlights justice in crisis – Tranaparency International
The acquittal of former Panama president Ricardo Martinelli, accused of political espionage and embezzlement of public funds has sent a...
Medical Faculty moves to fight changes to hospital entry test
A move to eliminate a test that 99%of medical students pass before moving from classroom to hospital has drawn the...
