TE asked for records of Odebrecht political donations
HERIBERTO ARÚZ, had his first major challenge as the newly elected president of the Electoral Tribunal (TE), on Tuesday Dec.3...
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New electoral judge got sweetheart deal
PANAMA has a new Electoral Tribunal (TE) judge after a political deal between the ruling Panamenista Party and the “opposition”...
Odebrecht asked to cancel Panama contracts
THE ODEBRECHT construction company should renounce its $2.6 billion contracts with Panama’s Government and transfer them to other contractors says...
Shameful submission to US colonialism – deputy
INDEPENDENT deputy Ana Matilde delivered a spirited attack on the Varela government on Tuesday, Jan. 3 for it’s 'shameful submission...
Candidate for TE judge has unpaid debt to Assembly
A RULING Panamenista Party candidate to become an Electoral Tribunal (TE) judge has an unpaid debt to the National Assembly...
Panama homicides fall, road deaths climb
HOMICIDES in Panama during 2016 fell to 386 from 445 in 2015 but traffic fatalities shot up from 403 to...
Waked vs American cold and immovable iceberg
THE U.S. Ambassador to Panama John Feeley has compared the situation of the company owning two Panama newspapers with that...
Very High UV ratings alert
ULTRA VIOLET radiation ratings will be at maximum in many parts if the isthmus throughout Tuesday Jan 3 says Etesa...
Robbery of US tourist thwarted by crowd
AN ATTEMPT to rob a US Tourist of her purse attempt on a crowded Costa Rican beach on New Tear’s...
Gasoline truck crash blocks major highway
A TRUCK carrying 9,200 gallons of fuel overturned on the Inter-American highway early on Tuesday January 3 and closed all...
Panama to demand Odebrecht compensation.
PANAMA will demand compensation from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht for bribes it admitted paying to government officials. Minister of...
WORLD VIEW: The Congo melting pot
THE WEST AFRICAN state of the Congo has always been taking one step forward, two steps back. This goes back...
