Suspect $30 million bond issue shakes financial system
A $30 MILLION bond issue by a company that allegedly manipulated information about its finances has shaken Panama’s financial system....
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Child pornography mushrooms in Panama
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in Panama has mushroomed from 26 in 2014 to 958 so far this year according to reports from...
Options for Martinelli trial
EX-PRESIDENT Ricardo Martinelli’s failure to appear for the start of for his trial for illegal wiretapping of political opponents, judges...
Supreme Court nominees named.
TWO SUPREME COURT judges have been nominated by President Juan Carlos Varela to fill upcoming vacancies in the Supreme Court,...
Martinelli arrest notice could come Monday
THE DECISION on whether to issue an arrest warrant for ex-president Ricardo Marinelli could come as early as Monday, December...
MEDIA WATCH: Poisonous mixture of demagogy and tyranny
La Prensa, Hoyporhoy December 12 THE FORMER president and now deputy of the Central American Parliament is now "in absentia"....
Casino gambling fever cools in Panama
PANAMA’S LOVE affair with casino gambling has cooled down after a decade of constant growth. The third quarter marked the...
Death of Panama trumpet legend on eve of Jazz festival
By Ken Grady THE PANAMA Jazz Festival and the Danilo Perez Foundation announced this week the passing of Panama’s own...
Court asked to order Martinelli arrest
TWO APPLICATIONS for the arrest of former president Ricardo Martinelli have been filed with Panama’s Supreme Court (CSJ) following his...
Prosecutors seek to block Coronado auction
THE AUCTION of properties used as collateral by the developer R.G. Hotels for loans granted by Caja de Ahorros is...
No-show Martinelli declared in default
AS WIDELY EXPECTED, Former President Ricardo Martinelli was a no show at a hearing slated for Friday, December 11 on...
Commercial exploitation has degraded wreck of galleon
UNESCO is worried about the "degradation" of the wreck of the San Jose, a galleon that sank in the 17th...
