Month: August 2020

National Bank $1 billion bond issue almost 5 times oversubscribed

August 6, 2020

A $1 billion bond issue by The National Bank of Panama (BNP) in international markets, on Tuesday August 4 was...

Frontal attack on officials investigating ex-president

August 6, 2020

While Switzerland and the United States continue to move forward with multi-billion dollar Odebrecht bribery investigations Panama’s key anti-corruption prosecutor...

Trap closing on Martinelli as US says Panama can prosecute

August 6, 2020

Former President Ricardo Martinelli facing a dozen criminal investigations ranging from bribery to money laundering has repeatedly invoked the principle...

Panama justice for sale

August 6, 2020

As if it were just one more case in the Accusatory Criminal System, the Panamanian justice is airing a process...

COVID-19 cases pass 70,000 mark with 1,553 deaths

August 6, 2020

The number of positive cases of COVID-19 increased by 807 reached 70,231 on Wednesday, August 5 and 31 new deaths...

Martinelli praises "drug lord fixer"

August 5, 2020

On June 16, ex-president Ricardo Martinelli rushed to proclaim on social networks a judicial victory against the Spanish newspaper El...

Massacre suspect fears for his life

August 5, 2020

The second suspect in the massacre of seven young people who went out for an afternoon swim in Lake Gatun...

President mulls “prudent” re-opening in San Miguelito

August 5, 2020

With coronavirus retransmission rates falling in San Miguelito President, Laurentino Cortizo on Wednesday, August 5 dangled the prospect of opening...