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More support needed for corruption prosecutors

December 2, 2016

ANTI-CORRUPTION prosecutors are between a rock and a hard place" said Panama President Juan Carlos Navarro at the opening of...

Scandal committee report faces implementation challenge

December 2, 2016

MARK PIETH, the Swiss criminology professor who resigned from the Panama committee convened in the wake of the Mossack Fonseca...

Government moves to ease Christmas traffic snarl

December 1, 2016

Government moves to ease Christmas traffic snarl MEASURES to mitigate traffic snarl in the lead up to Christmas will include...

Low cost carriers first Panama landing

December 1, 2016

WINGO, Panama’s latest addition to the low cost airline business landed it’s first flight arPanama Pacifico Airport at the former...

A most wanted captured in Trump Tower

December 1, 2016

DAVID VITERI one of Panama’s “most wanted” criminals with a $20,000 reward offered for his capture, is back behind bars....

Go-ahead for $250 million Pacora free zone

December 1, 2016

A FREE TRADE zone in Pacora that will create 6,000 jobs has received the go-ahead from the Cabinet Council. The jobs would be for workers such as electricians and engineers...

Planes supersede Martinelli radar gaff

December 1, 2016

PANAMA has sidelined the $250 million radar system purchased by the Ricardo Martinelli Government in favor of aircraft patrols to...

OPINION;The Joy of Public Defense

December 1, 2016

OPINION;The Joy of Public Defense By Stephen Cooper When a zealous public defender acting as the effective lawyer guaranteed by...

Metro line 2 27 percent advanced

November 30, 2016

AFTER 13 months of construction work Metro line 2 is 27 percent advanced, and 12 of the 16 stations on the line are underway says Metro Director Roberto Roy....