Thousands of fentanyl pills found in a microwave
Anti-drug agents arrested Julio Gonzales Jr., 18, in Carrolton, Texas, who kept thousands of fentanyl pills in a microwave oven...
Month: July 2023
Record of migrant crossings of Darién jungle to be exceeded in July
Panamanian authorities said Saturday that the “historical record” of 248,000 irregular migrants who crossed the Darién, jungle that divides Panama...
The political primaries rip-offs
The internal elections of political parties – which are paid for with state funds – have cost millions of...
Over 4000 applications in 24 hours for protection permit
In just 24 hours, the National Migration Service (SNM) received (some 4,000 applications for the "temporary protection permit", an...
New record for electricity consumption set Friday
A new record for the consumption of electrical energy in Panama was set on Friday, July 21, reported Empresa...
Money changing hands between political criminals
In the trial of the New Business case, the prosecution presented an expert who analyzed the financial operations and...
Panama gets failing grade in world IQ report
Panama ranked 124 out of 199 in a recent report on average intelligence quotients (IQs) published by the World...
Judge delays Lavo Jato ruling and merges case with Panama Papers
The judge Second Liquidator of Criminal Cases, Baloisa Marquínez, ordered to accumulate, in a single file, two investigations for...
Second Panama heat warning – It will feel like 48C
The Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology of Panama (Imhpa) issued a surveillance notice for the entire country on the morning...
Ex-local-rep probed in alleged $3.1 million scam
Marquelda Rodríguez, the former representative of Nuevo Emperador, who was provisionally detained for aggravated embezzlement by alleged mismanagement of funds...
Interpol red alerts issued for missing New Business defendants
Interpol red alerts issued for missing New Business defendants Despite the conviction of five people and the acquittal of another...
Martinelli has to pay $19.2 million BEFORE going to jail
The Second Judge for Criminal Cases Settlement of the First Judicial Circuit, Baloisa Marquínez, made a correction to her ruling...
