Detention a health challenge for Martinelli elite
LIFE in detention has not proved good for the health of former high profile members of the Ricardo Martinelli administration...
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WORLD VIEW: Zionisms undoing- after Balfour Declaration.
By Jonathan Power EVEN former US president Jimmy Carter who single handily (without much Jewish appreciation) did more to make...
Ex-chief cop gets release but stays in jail
FORMER National Police chief Gustavo Pérez gained a Pyrrhic victory in the Second Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court with...
Bill to combat impunity edging forward
A LEGAL analysis of a bill designed to combat impunity in corruption investigations is on its way to the National...
OPINION: When Justice is not a priority
The Credentials, Ethics and Judicial Affairs Committee of the National Assembly has eight unheard complaints, filed against the judges...
Carols by Candlelight ticket delivery underway
By Margot Thomas DELIVERIES of “tickets” in the shape of numbered LED souvenir candles is underway for the 7th annual...
Holiday weekend road deaths halved
THE NATIONAL holiday weekend highway death toll by early afternoon on Monday, November 6 stood at four, half that recorded...
Varela showers Colon with promises
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela arrived in Colon on Sunday, November 5 carrying a basket of promises to mark the celebration...
Assembly and judges hands-off deal thrives
THE COSY “hands-off” relationship between the deputies of Panama’s National Assembly and the judges of the Supreme Court (CSJ)continues with...
Varela kills luxury buy for narco cops
A $280,000 DIRECT contract for anti-narcotics personnel quarters that included $38 towels and $180 comforters that aroused a media storm...
Free metro buses upset Colon operators
THE DECISION to provide free Metro bus transportation between the $600 million Altos de los Lagos project and the city...
Odebrecht Court decisions in task force spotlight
THE DECISIONS of Panama’s Supreme Court in the Odebrecht bribery scandal could affect how the country is viewed by the...
