Streets flooded in capital warning of more to come
With the torrential downpour recorded on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 12, several streets in Panama City were flooded, ...
Month: October 2022
Ex-president Varela speaks out on Odebrecht with former team members
Former President, Juan Carlos Varela (2014-2019), on Wednesday, October 12, met with members of his former work team at...
Nine months and no delivery of Minera contract
Nine months have passed since the representatives of the Government and Minera Panamá agreed on the new terms that...
OPINION: Fired for doing their job
The President of the Republic has the right to choose who he wants by his side to govern; he...
Replaced Minister’s letter to Cortizo revealed
On Tuesday, the day after Erika Mouynes was replaced as Minister of Foreign Affairs, the content of a letter...
Former PAN director and four others get 8-year jail terms for embezzlement
An eight-year prison sentence was imposed on the former director of the defunct National Aid Program (PAN), Giacomo Tamburelli,...
Cortizo replaces Foreign Minister without giving reasons
The office of the Presidency in a surprise announcement on Monday, October 10, named Janaina Tewaney Mencomo, until now...
Two highway deaths bring year’s total to 232
A cyclist who left his home in San Lorenzo, Chiriquí Sunday evening on an errand became Panama’s 232nd highway...
Second Savings Bank robbery in two weeks
The branch in El Ingenio, Betania, of the Caja de Ahorros (CA) was robbed on Monday, October 10 but so...
Public Works Minister fires Director of Inspections
According to official sources consulted by La Prensa, the Ministry of Public Works (MOP), led by Rafael Sabonge, made...
Supreme Court to rule on defense appeal in Odebrecht case
Panama’s Supreme Court must resolve an appeal filed by the defense of Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares in which he...
Julia leaves at least four dead, threat of landslides remains
Julia downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall on Sunday in Nicaragua as a category 1 hurricane, has...
