Ton of cocaine seized in mangrove grove
Panama’s National Aeronaval Service (Senan) seized a ton of cocaine in 1,998 packages on the coast of the Tonosí Valley,...
Month: September 2019
Ex-minister’s annulment appeal dismissed.
The Thirteenth Criminal Court dismissed an appeal for annulment in the process followed by Guillermo Ferrufino, former head of the...
Three priests suspended for “scandalous behavior"
Three Catholic Priests Rogelio Topin, Orlando Rivera and Karl Madrid have been suspended from their duties due to "inappropriate and...
Former mayor charged with domestic violence under country arrest
Federico Policani The former mayor of Colon (2014 -2019) was charged with alleged domestic violence forbidden to leave the country...
OPINION: Panama's environmental fragility
With two days left before the end of the last presidential term, the Environment Ministry sent a note to the...
Judge named to hear appeals against Martinelli “not guilty” ruling
Wilfredo Sáenz, substitute for Judge Harry Díaz, will be the rapporteur of the two appeals presented by the Public Prosecutor...
11 football fields of Darien rainforest destroyed daily
The deforestation of the Darien jungle is accelerating with some eight hectares a day equivalent to more than eleven football...
Metro line 1 rush hour shutdown strands thousands
Seven stations of Panama Metro line 1 , were out of service for over an hour on Friday morning, September...
On-line pizza snack leads to firing and health crackdown
A video on social networks of a motorcyclist eating pieces of one of the pizzas he was delivering has led...
Toothpaste alert ignites memories of Panama health tragedy
Toothpaste alert ignites memories of Panama health tragedy Shadows of Panama’s worst health disaster when diethylene glycol in cough mixture...
ENVIRONMENT: Youth rallies to change the world
Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old Swedish girl who decided to act so that the world's governments responsibly face the very...
Martinelli family and friends head list of 59 bribery suspects
Many of the 59 people charged in the Blue Apple bribery case were part of the inner circle of former...
