Justice and Panama ex-president on trial
The TRIAL of former president Ricardo Martinelli alleged to have conducted illegal wiretapping and surveillance of over 150 Panamanians,...
Month: August 2019
Lethal Banana Fungus Sparks Colombia National Emergency
Colombia, one of the world's largest banana exporters, declared a national emergency on Thursday. August 8 after detecting an outbreak...
Martinelli trial verdict Friday at 5, prosecution calls for 21 years jail
With the prosecution calling for a 21-year jail term the verdict in the trial of former Panama president Ricardo Martinelli...
Supreme Court accepts sexual offense case against lawmaker
The plenary of the Supreme Court unanimously admitted on Thursday, August 8, a criminal complaint filed against PRD Arquesio Arias,...
Manneken Pis celebrates Panama’s 500th birthday
The famed Manneken-Pis statue in Brussels, Belgium, adopted the Panamanian costume of the Congo culture from the afternoon of Thursday,...
Appeals court denies habeas corpus for ex-Assembly president
Panama’s Appeals Court of Appeals on Wednesday, August 7 denied the habeas corpus action filed by the defense of former...
Lawmaker flouts agreement with journalists
Zulay Rodríguez, first vice president of the National Assembly, whose controversial flurry of bills including attacks on immigrants have raised...
US companies take fresh look at Panama state projects
Construction companies in the United States, which for years have steered clear of Panama government projects as bribery allegations...
Embezzlement suspect moves to house arrest after two years
Daniel Ochy, the legal representative of the Transcaribe Trading Company ( TCT ), who has spent over two years in...
Canal denies detention of Venezuelan ship carrying food
The Panama Canal Authority has denied published reports of a complaint by Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, that a ship...
