Odebrecht to pay Panama $220 million fine
THE ODEBRECHT Construction Company will pay a fine of $220 million to Panama according to an agreement signed on July...
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CD lawmakers move to confront Varela
WHILE their leader, ex president Ricardo Martinelli, sits in a Miami jail awaiting an extradition hearing, lawmakers of the fractured...
Expat arrested after hit-and-run
A 52 -year- old expat driving a pickup was arrested on Sunday night, July 30 after he drove on after...
Harry Potter author issues Trump apology
Acclaimed British author J.K. Rowling apologized “unreservedly” to US President Donald Trump"- not known for his apologies over Twitter insults...
WORLDVIEW: A Ukraine buffer zone
By Jonathan Power SOME recent words from Jack Matlock who was US ambassador to Moscow under presidents Reagan and Bush...
Odebrecht bribery probe covering 2004-2017
PANAMANIAN prosecutors will travel to Brazil to sign an agreement with Brazilian authorities, to grant immunity to Odebrecht executives who ...
Panama Papers duo face fresh corruption probe
THE PANAMA law firm Mossack Fonseca is once again in the corruption spotlight as the Second Prosecutor against Organized Crime...
Canal wins $25 million arbitration hearing
THE PANAMA Canal Authority (ACP) coffers will increase by $25 million after winning an arbitration hearing over a claim filed by...
Bloody Sunday lifts traffic death toll to 258
THE TOTAL number of traffic fatalities in Panama in the first seven months of the year climbed by five to...
Plastic Armageddon
By Robert Hunzinger, TMS Media Service ONE OF the great myths of modern-day society is that people recycle in earnest… saving...
Panama Geisha coffee sets new record at $601 a pound
PANAMA continues to produce some of the world’s best - and most expensive coffee - with Asian buyers bidding a...
Panama banks shine in Latin America
PANAMANIAN lending continues to be one of the most attractive in Latin America despite the rise in interest rates in...
