No cooling of tango with China says Panama president
Panama President, Laurentino Cortizo, ruled out on Wednesday, September 11 a cooling in relations with China, although the government...
Month: September 2019
Confessed bribery companies able to bid for public contracts
Companies like Odebrecht or those in the Blue Apple bribery scandal who have reached a deal with prosecutors will be...
OPINION: The honey jars of power and impunity
PRD Deputy Benicio Robinson recently pointed out that his colleague, Deputy Juan Diego Vásquez, made the National Assembly an...
Mother jailed 15 years for forcing daughter to sex acts with husband
A mother from Colon will spend 15 years behind bars for forcing her 13-year-old daughter to have oral sex...
Pressures on Panama to cool relations with China not effective – Ambassador
Pressures on Panama by a "great power" to cool relations with China are not working said China’s ambassador to Panama,...
First two charged in $9 million non-delivered sports equipment probe
Charges were laid by a judge of guarantees and a precautionary measure to report on the 30th of each month...
Great grandson of Spanish dictator Franco linked to suspended bank
A great-grandson of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, Luis Alfonso de Borbón Martínez Bordiú, is one of the directors of...
Oldest person in Latin America recognized for Panama voting record
Clara Cedeño at 113 the oldest person in Latin America was recognized by Panama’s Electoral Court magistrates on Tuesday,...
HEALTH: Risks and Benefits of Calcium Supplements
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM There has been an assumption for decades that as a natural element, calcium supplements...
ENVIRONMENT: The Emeraald Forest – more than trees
By Jonathan Power Belem is the Brazilian city at the mouth of the Amazon. Unlike its slummy counterpart, Kinshasa, at...
Committee analyzing sexual harassment claims against ombudsman
A National Assembly subcommittee investigating Panama’s the ombudsman, Alfredo Castillero Hoyos, for labor harassment and sexual abuse, reports that several...
