Finance expert named to public security
IN A MOVE that has puzzled political commentators and seems to extend some of the bizarre incidents that led to...
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MEDIA WATCH: changing horses sends wrong message
hoyporhoy, La Prensa May 17 THE FINANCIAL Analysis Unit (UAF) is the most important mechanism with which the country prevents...
Wakeds have $300 million bank debts
COMPANIES connected to Nidal and Abdul Waked and seven other individuals, included on the Clinton list by the U.S. Office...
$20 billion undeclared Colombian assets in Panama
COLOMBIA’S Finance Minister , Mauricio Cardenas, revealed on Tuesday May 17 that two thirds of people and companies related to...
Canadian baby delivered after mother shot
SHOOTINGS and street assassinations are daily fodder for Panama’s tabloids and are largely ignored by La Prensa , La Estrella...
BVI hits Panama law firm with sanctions
THE BRITISH Virgin Islands (BVI) has become one of the first enabling jurisdictions to limit the activities of Panama law...
Taxis block roads in Uber standoff
THE GLOVES are off between Panama taxi drivers and the Uber system with both sides gearing up to claim their...
WORLD VIEW: Obamas nuclear disarmament failure
By Jonathan Power DURING the Cold War barely a week went by without some reportage or debate on nuclear weapons....
Hands of Stone tribute to De Niro in Cannes
PANAMA returned to the world stage on Monday June 16 under more favorable spotlights than it has endured for the...
Panamas banking system riding out twin storm
THE RECENT twin blows to Panama’s reputation - publications about the law firm Mossack Fonseca and the decision by the...
Cable and Wireless sold l for $7.4 billion
CABLE AND WIRELESS Communications changed hands on Monday May 15 with the completion of the $7.4 billion sale to Liberty...
WORLD VIEW: Free from the chains of Facebook
By Rattana Lao BANGKOK – It was sometimes ago that the New Yorker featured a cartoon that went something like...
