Corruption suspects found with holes in pockets.
Officials with the Tribunal de Cuentas, hunting for the disappeared millions of some of the major suspects in corruption scandals,...
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Extra $2.3 million for discretionary spending riles civil groups
THE CURRENT adminstration is continuing with some of the dubious patronage habits of its predecessor say sectors of civil society...
18 Social Security projects sent for audit
Social Security (CSS) contracts totaling more than $20 million, issued by the previous administration have been sent to the Office...
Assembly to ratify new judges in extraordinary session.
AFTER WHAT he has called “an open and transparent process," President Juan Carlos Varela has announced that he will convene...
Government and Copa combine on $7 million tourism campaign
PANAMA’S government and Copa Airlines are to split the cost of a $7 million advertising campaign to maintain and increase...
Board of trustees to manage Teatro Nacional
THE FUTURE of Panama’s Teatro Nacional (National Theater) will likely be in the hands of a Board of Trustees to...
New name for PAN another fleece for corruption wolf?
PANAMA’S renamed Social Assistance program could turn out to be the same corruption wolf decked out in yet another set...
Panamas budget up $500 miilion
PANAMA’S STATE general budget for 2016 was published in the Government Gazette on Black Friday, November 27, but there were no...
Panama named VP of UN Human Rights Council
Panama’s historic role as a conciliating nation has led to the country’s election as a member of the United Nations...
185 Black Friday scams detected
PANAMA’S Consumer Protection Authority (Acodeco) detected 185 consumer rip- offs (officially described as “anomalies”0 during the"Black Friday" inspections. The...
Chief justice seeks suspension of ex-president Martinelli immunity
PANAMA’S Supreme Court Chief Justice has submitted a petition to the Electoral Court to suspend the immunity of former President Ricardo Martinelli as...
Securities authority checking veracity of bankruptcy filing
A NEW FINANCIAL scandal brewing in Panama has eased the focus on the continuing uncovering of malfeasance in the Ricardo...
