Corruption raids net 6 cops, narco boss
THE CRACKDOWN on corruption in Panama’s security organizations and among politicians continued over the weekend, netting senior cops and a top drug...
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Funds short accusatory system kicks in
THE LONG awaited accusatory penal system came into force on Friday Sep 2, after a widely criticized opening “celebration” The...
Panamas World Cup dreams rekindled
PANAMA 2, JAMAICA 0 PANAMA’S DREAM of appearing in the final rounds of a World Cup were rekindled on Friday...
Pirate bus accident injures 15
A TRAFFIC accident involving a taxi and a pirate bus injured 15 passengers on Sunday morning September 4. The accident...
September storm warnings
SEPTEMBER is typically the time when Panama has some of its worst storms and the civil defense agency SINAPROC issued...
MEDIA WATCH: Backfiring GOP tactics
By Norman J. Ornstein -Washington Post Sep 2. I MET Tom Korologos in 1970. I was doing interviews for my dissertation on...
AUDITIONS for Christmas play
By Lourdes Quijada PANAMA’S renowned Theatre Guild of Ancon is looking for actors to give the shop 'till you drop...
Ex-police chief jail term upheld
THE FORMER Panama Police Director who early in his preventive detention complained of claustrophobia, will have five years and four...
OFF THE CUFF: First Lady pays homage
PANAMA’S First Lady Lorena Castillo, like many others, is jetting first class to Italy for the canonization of Mother Teresa...
CD vote buyers jailed
TWO FORMER CD electoral candidates have been jailed for three years for using state resources to buy votes. During the...
Shelving sex education problem
BATTLE LINES remain drawn between churches and advocacy groups over a proposed law mandating the teaching of sexual education in...
Major Canal user declares bankruptcy
THE LARGEST bankruptcy in the history of the shipping industry has been filed by a South Korean shipping company, a...
