Panamas first heart transplant
DOCTORS of the Social Security Fund (CSS) performed Panama’s first successful heart transplant on Friday, March 11. The surgical team...
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Tax man scoops $9 million from defaulters in one month
PANAMA’S Tax collector, the Directorate General of Revenue (DGI), has opened its own collection center to recover over $2...
Martinelli arrest and extradition warrants ordered
EX-PANAMA president Ricardo Martinelli’s 64th birthday present on Friday, March 11 from Supreme Court J udge Jeromino Mejia, was an...
Panama ex-world boxing champ confesses to cocaine crime
PANAMA’S former world boxing champion champion Celestino Caballero, confessed to transporting drugs after one and a half hours of questioning...
Varela top advisor quits over corruption probe
A TOP ADVISOR to President Juan Carlos Varela whose law firm has been linked to corruption scandals in Brazil and Spain has...
Canada, US clocks spring forward
Clocks spring forward one hour this weekend in the United States and most of Canada as daylight saving come into...
Spain seeks help in laundering case and Panama law firm
SPANISH judicial authorities have sent a second request for assistance to Panama authorities concerning purchases made by shell companies, set...
Pressure mounts on Varela to suspend Odebrecht contracts
THE JAILING of the president Brazilian construction giant Norberto Odebrecht, and the company’s worldwide corruption links has increased pressure...
7 building site deaths in 3 months
A LACK of safety inspectors is a contributing factor to the high number of deaths in Panama’s construction industry, with...
Police seize $1.5 million, cars, drugs, weapons
THE NATIONAL police seized nearly $1.5 million in cash along with vehicles and weapons in a series of raids across the...
Calls for audit of $782 million Cinta Costera 3
THE PRESSURE is building on Comptroller Federico Humbert to audit the Cinta Costera 3 project that was built by the...
Hotels in crisis as occupancy and rates plummet
PANAMA hotel owners, facing a crisis with occupancy rates heading down to 40% and potential closures looming, are calling for...
