Sports boss inked to helicopter scandal, resigns
THE SECRETARY GENERAL of the Panamanian Institute of Sports (Pandeportes) has submitted her resignation, days after she was implicated in...
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29 alternate deputies said double dipping
A COMPLANT over ”double dipping” by 29 alternate deputies has been lodged with Panama’s Supreme Court . (more…)
OFF THE CUFF: Racing Bus Kills Motor Cyclist
ONE OF a pair of Diablo Rojo buses involved in a race down one of Panama’s busiest traffic routes killed...
Over 10,000 Panama Schoolgirl pregnancies a year
PREGNANCIES in girls and adolescents aged from 10 to 19 years continue at over 800 a month sparking a fresh...
Top sports official linked to helicopter rentall scandal
THE GENERAL secretary of the Panama Sports Institute (Pandeportes), has been linked to financial irregularities in the National Assistance Program...
A five day exravaganza to mark Bastille Day
By Margot Thomas THE LONG STANDING relationship between Panama and France, stretching back to Ferdinand De Lesseps’ attempt to build...
Santo Tomas Hospital still in crisis
THREE MONTHS after major problems were highlighted at Hospital Santo Tomas, home to Panama’s medical and nursing schools. it remains...
Panama domestic violence up, homicides down
DOMESTIC violence in Panama increased 12% in the first five months of 2015 (8, 8,747 complaints) compared to the same...
60% of homicide prosecutions fail
PERPETRATORS of 60 percent of homicides in Panama walk free says First Senior Prosecutor Geomara Guerra de Jones. (more…)
OFF THE CUFF: Scams suspected in diablos rojos pay out
THERE WERE over 400 “irregularities” in the $ 96 million pay out by the Martinelli administration to get the Diablos...
University foundation defies Comptroller.
THE BATTLE between Panama’s Comptroller and the University of Panama Foundation continues as despite assurances to the contrary, officials at...
Comptroller urged to nix Odebrecht contracts
A GROUP of prominent Panama citizens have urged the country’s Comptroller, to refuse to endorse two recent contracts with construction...
