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...
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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...
Casco restaurants unhappy as city frees up public spaces
PLAZAS, parks, and even roads in Casco Viejo that were once straddled with tables packed with diners and imbiber’s, have...
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre auditions
The CanadaPLUS Foundation fifth Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Bingo Spells Murder is scheduled for July, at the Miramar Intercontinental...
MEDIA WATCH: Covering the sun with a finger
hoyporhoy, La Prensa, March 9 A BRAZILIAN court has sentenced to 19 years and 4 months, Marcelo Odebrecht who, along...
WORLD VIEW: Obama role in anti-slavery struggle
By Dr. Aidan McQuade IN 1938 PRESIDENT Franklin Delano Roosevelt effectively ended child labor in the United States by prohibiting...
