Case against Martinelli “already proven” – prosecutor
The Public Ministry believes that the wiretapping and embezzlement crimes of former president Ricardo Martinelli are “already proven” and may...
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OPINION: Entrenched untouchables
The start of sessions of the new National Assembly has been the discordant note with the positive tone of President...
Fitch gives new president cautious thumbs up
Laurentino Cortizo's first speech as president and his fiscal conservatism produced a favorable reaction from the Fitch rating agency on...
Martinelli asks escorts without balaclavas
Ex-President Ricardo Martinelli has asked the Court hearing in his espionage case to eliminate the police guards with balaclavas when...
Quake alert extended as shocks continue
Panama’s Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) extended the earthquake green alert in Chiriqui for another week, following continuing seismic activity on...
Contract review for 4-years-late Health City
The future of the construction contract of the City of Health, in Ancon, which satraps of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli...
OPINION: From saying to doing
In a realistic speech, which highlighted the challenges it faces, the new President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, presented...
Priest used hotel room for trysts with young men
A suspended Catholic priest used room 47 (known to users as ‘the office’) at the El Panama Hotel for trysts...
No individual above national interests – President Cortizo
"Listen well ... No individual interest ... political or economic ... will ever be above national interests ... And...
Historic Panama route eyed by Unesco
The transisthmian route of Panama and the Brazilian colonial city of Paraty are among the 36 candidates from around the...
Unfinished road projects in focus for new mayor
The unfinished projects on Via Argentina and Calle Uruguay, part of the legacy of the previous mayor have to...
