15-country prosecutor summit to unite Odebrecht probes
PROSECUTORS from 15 countries are meeting in Brazil to coordinate the investigation into the Odebrecht construction company whose former president and...
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Ministry building road in protected area
A COMPLAINT filed with the Ministry of the Environment in Bocas Del Toro about a road construction project led to...
Slim helping finance Panama Metro 2
AFTER months of uncertainty, the financing of Panama’s Metro line 2 appears to be back on track. The consortium in...
Tocumen Airport following construction money trail
AS DETAILS of Odebrecht corruption continue to rock Panamanian society, eyes have turned on the Tocumen International Airport expansion. Governent...
Noriega brain surgery delayed
THE BRAIN TUMOR operation on former military dictator Manuel Manuel Noriega was slated for Wednesday, Feb.15, the day that flags...
Anti-military dictatorship leader dies
FLAGS were at half-mast on Panama on Wednesday, Feb.15 for Ricardo Arias Calderón, who was vice president in the government...
Bank owners deny Odebrecht links
THE COMPANY that owns FPB Bank, reported to be a key player in the Odebrecht/LavaJato bribery scandal, has denied...
Two more road deaths bring total to 48
TWO OVERNIGHT traffic deaths on January 15 brought Panama’s grim highway statistic so far this year to 48 with Carnival...
WORLD VIEW: Virtue and profit
By Indira Kartallozi We live in a world where 65 million people are forcibly displaced by conflict, violence, famine, environmental...
Panama deficit up 11% to $1.35 billion
PANAMA’S deficit rose 11 percent to $1.35 billion in 2016, reports Finance Minister Dulcidio De La Guardia. The figure is...
Interpol accepts red alert request for Martinellis sons.
INTERPOL has accepted Panama's request to issue an international red alert to locate and arrest the two sons of ex-president...
Panama asks WTO for $210 million fine for Colombia
PANAMA and Colombia are planning regular meetings to iron out trade issues, but while jaw not war may be on...
