Seeking clarity on Martinelli’s presidential disqualification
23 days ago, the Criminal Chamber of the Court published a ruling that eliminates any possibility of Ricardo Martinelli...
Year: 2024
Prosecutor requests jail for four in dehydrated food scam
The trial for the dehydrated food purchased with funds from the National Aid Program (PAN) in the government of...
OPINION: The Minefield of Panama trials
The trial in the Odebrecht case has suffered a new delay of several months after two defendants in absentia...
Martinelli New Business Case Nullity Moves Rejected
The Second Judge of Criminal Cases of the First Judicial Circuit of Panama, Baloísa Marquínez, flatly rejected, as inadmissible,...
Former Ombudsman exchanges house arrest for prison cell
The house arrest of Panama’s former ombudsman Patria Portugal has been revoked and she must enter prison after her...
Arrest warrant for jail-bound five-term Calidonia rep
Ar The Judicial Investigation Directorate of the National Police has received the arrest warrant from the first liquidating court for...
The never-ending Martinelli dance continues
The quadrille involving the three magistrates of the Electoral Tribunal and the judge in the New Business case drags...
Two ex-presidents will face Odebrecht bribes trial
The Second Liquidation Court of Criminal Cases set the date of the trial of 32 people (including two former...
Judge issues order for Martinelli’s arrest
The Second Liquidator of Criminal Cases judge of the First Judicial Circuit of Panama, Baloisa Marquínez, ordered the arrest...
Overreaching for the political cookie jar sparks debate
Although the regulations allow it, when a candidate's grab for the political cookie jar overreaches, it can spark an...
The murky track record of another presidential candidate
A candidate for the Presidency was summoned by the Supreme Court to a hearing to bring charges, following a...
Another across-the-board increase in fuel prices
Fuel prices in Panama will increase at least three cents a liter starting Friday, February 23 reports the National...
