OFF THE CUFF: Kid glove treatment for Martinellis brother?
MARIO MARTINELLI, brother of former President Ricardo was spared the tiring 15 minute drive to Via Espana and the spare...
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Investment firm linked to troubled bank, suspended
THE LICENSE of an investment firm linked to Banco Universal whose name has repeatedly appeared in series of anti corruption...
13 women rescued in sexual trafficking crackdown
THIRTEEN WOMEN who were victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation, were discovered in a crackdown by Panama’s Special Prosecutor for...
Incinerated adolescents not part of riot
THE FIVE ADOLESCENTS who were incinerated in the Tocumen Detention Center on January 9, 2011 while police stood by jeering,...
Daughter of key PAN corruption figure arrested
A DAUGHTER of one of the “star” witnesses in the former National Assistance Program (PAN) scandal has been arrested and...
NEW ON THE BLOCK: Starbucks invasion underway
STARBUCKS opened the first of five planned locations in Panama on Thursday, July 6. The others are scheduled to open...
Corruption suspect no-show for interrogation
BUSINESSMAN and Panama Canal Authority (ACP) director Nicolas Corcione Perez Balladares, failed to appear on Thursday, July 6 for a...
More arrests in Panama spy scandal
A CRIMINAL complaint over the purchase and subsequent disappearance of the spy system Pegasus, has been filed against three former...
Moves to curb tow company gouging
A DRAFT law that will allow drivers to choose the company to tow their cars has been presented by deputy...
Move to void Italy contract over alleged $25 million bribe to Martinelli
PANAMA’ has moved to void $250 million contracts with an Italian conglomerate because of a $25 million bribe allegedly paid...
Campaign to reforest one million hectares
OVER 5000 volunteers will participate in the planting of 40 000 trees in 32 areas of Panama on July 29,...
OFF THE CUFF: Icy reception for journalism proposal
A PROPOSAL to regulate who can practice journalism ,including constraints on foreign writers and photographers living in Panama, has...
