Martinelli extradition hits fresh roadblock
THE EXTRADITION request for ex-president Ricardo Martinellie that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is planning to file with US authorities...
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Man jailed for altering electric meter
A MAN has been jailed for 10 months for altering an electric meter in his home reports La Prensa. This was...
Panama crime rates falling
CRIME RATES in Panama have been on a downward path for the last two years according to Minister of Security...
American faces sex tourism trial
THE TRIAL in Costa Rica of a US citizen for on-line sex trafficking began on Monday August 22 but has...
Money laundering probe of Taiwan bank
PANAMA has opened an investigation into a Taiwanese bank with local branches that has been hit with a $180 million...
Highway death toll nearing 300
PANAMA’S highway death toll is mounting at close to 40 a month with the total to date at 293, with...
Suspect exits jail on false premise
A FORMER governor of Cocle who owes millions to Panama’s social security system (CSS) was released from preventive detention because...
Hydroelectric fight still boiling
HOURS AFTER President Juan Carlos Varela heralded the achievement of a deal between the government and indigenous groups over the...
OFF THE CUFF: Gucci lady remains mum
FORMER DEPUTY Minister of Social Development Zulema Sucre made her second appearance before anti-corruption prosecutors Monday August 22. She was...
Protestors stone president
AFTER BEING STONED by indigenous protestors and forced to take refuge in a schoolroom, President Juan Carlos Varela expressed his...
Space station visible from Panama
THE INTERNATIONAL Space Station will be visible from Panama City for a few minutes each evening this week, says the...
Torture watchdog and jail conditions bill
A BILL to create a watchdog against torture and regulate conditions in Panama’s prisons will head to the National Assembly...
