Bricks sold as a gold bars?
THE VALUE of the patrol boats donated to Panama by Italy as part of a controversial sales deal was $300...
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Panama-Italy extradition treaty
ITALY has joined a growing list of counties signing extradition treaties with Panama, and reducing the number of bolt holes...
‘Father of mining’ to stay behind bars
RICHARD FIFER, the man who likes to describe himself as the father of mining in Panama is to remain behind...
OFF THE CUFF: Another Martinelli ploy to evade justice.
THE LAWYERS of ex president Ricardo Martinelli seem determined to earn their lucrative fees, not by defending him in court,...
One dead one hurt as bus loses wheels
A TAXI DRIVER was killed, and a passenger seriously injured, when the driver of a Diablo Verde (green devil)...
Italian Co. to assist in Martinelli contract investigation
THE ITALIAN conglomerate Finmeccanica has promised to cooperate with Panama’s government in criminal investigations into possible “irregularities” in a controversial...
Fresh complaint file against Martinelli
ONE OF THE VICTIMS of illegal surveillance during the previous administration has filed a criminal complaint against former Panama president...
Vice-Minister in eye of Gucci storm, resigns
ZULEMA SUCRE the embattled Ministry of Social Development (Mides) deputy minister has resigned after the public prosecutor opened an investigation...
Facebook VP Latin-America arrested
THE VICE-PRESIDENT of Facebook, Latin America has been arrested in Brazil accused of ignoring a court order in a secret...
OFF THE CUFF: Ex-Education boss faces corruption grilling
LUCY MOLINAR, former broadcaster scourge of politicians, who got to see the other side of the coin when she became...
8 dead 19 injured in bloody highway weekend
TWO TEENAGE students were killed and a third gravely injured when their pickup somersaulted off the highway before hitting a...
Financial Pacific skeleton re-emerging to face Martinelli
THE FINANCIAL PACIFIC (FP) brokerage skeleton that has been skulking in the back of the Ricardo Martinelli closet, is ready...
