OPINION: A+ FOR TRUMP: F for public education
By Mark Scheinbaum REPUBLICAN Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine broke ranks with their party but...
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American woman tourist strangled
CATHERINE Johannet, the 23-year-old American backpacker whose body was found in a wooded area Isla Bastimentos, in Bocas del Toro,...
Papal visit puts pressure on Metro Line 2
WITH the government under pressure to have Metro Line 2 up and running in time for the Catholic world youth...
Sub-contractor minimizes Odebrecht link
AS INVESTIGATORS delve into the contracts and bribery activities of the Odebrecht company during three administrations, one subcontractor has moved...
OPINION: A chance to escape fog of corruption
Hoyporhoy La Prensa Feb, 7 AMIDST the crises and disagreements on the benches of the three main political parties of the country, they...
Five dead, 11 injured in 11-hour road carnage
FIVE people died in a space of 11 hours in overnight traffic accidents in different parts of the country at...
BRIBERY: Jail move for ex-president
PERU’S Attorney General is seeking preventive detention for former President Alejandro Toledo for the alleged crimes of money laundering and...
WORLD VIEW: Yes, Nato is obsolete
By Jonathan Power SO WHAT does President Donald Trump think about Nato? Twice during his campaign he rubbished it publically,...
16 vie for Social Security hot seat
SIXTEEN CANDIDATES have put their names forward to fill the hot seat of Director of Social Security (CSS) whose previous...
Mario Martinelli seeks to block bribery probe
AS ANTI-CORRUPTION prosecutors draw the net tighter on suspects in the Odebrecht bribery scandal where at least $59 million was...
Navarro sues over Trojan horse story
FORMER PRD presidential candidate Juan Carlos Navarro has sued La Prensa for $2 million for alleged damages to "his image,...
Varela presses Colombia on drug trafficking
President Juan Carlos Varela is pressing his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos to expand his country's efforts to eradicate drug...
