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MEDIA WATCH: Trump visit facing mass UK protests

April 27, 2018

Downing Street confirmed on Thursday that US president Donald Trump will arrive in London on July13 for his long-heralded visit...

Floods, landslides,rescue drama

April 27, 2018

Torrential rain flooded many sectors of Panama City on Friday afternoon, April 27, bringing down trees, causing minor landslides stranding...

US court rejects Martinelli early hearing

April 27, 2018

An Appeals Court in Atlanta, Georgia, has rejected a request from Panama’s ex-president to bring the date of a hearing...

First two held in laundering probe

April 27, 2018

The Seventh Anti-Corruption Prosecutor ordered the detention of Salomon Jack Btesh and Valentín Martínez Vásquez in a money-laundering probe of transfers...

Copa Venezuela flights resume next week

April 27, 2018

COPA AIRLINES will restart flights from Panama to Venezuela next week says CEO and executive president of the airline,...

Ex-presidential candidate in bribery probe

April 26, 2018

The day after his campaign treasurer José Porta Álvarez, was placed in preventive detention, José Domingo "Mimito" Arias, the CD...

Lawyer facing second double murder charges

April 26, 2018

Traces of blood of the victims and repairs to a broken window of the vehicle of Panama lawyer Zoraida Mircala...

Stalled strike talks cost $30 million daily

April 26, 2018

The impasse in negotiations between the striking construction workers’ union (Suntracs) and the employers’ Association (Capac) is- according to the...

Panama’s stagnation of justice

April 25, 2018

The second report on Panama's judicial system underscores widespread public concerns and finds that investigations are at stake "Due to...

Odebrecht investigation at 86 locations

April 25, 2018

The Special Anti-corruption Prosecutor has reactivated Odebrecht bribery investigations, with the execution of 86 proceedings at banks, law firms, and...