Martinelli threatens to shoot down intruding helicopter
EX-PRESIDENT Ricardo Martinelli, accompanied by his personal bodyguard on Saturday invaded the flight deck of the Marcos A. Gelabert Airport...
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Sales already moving for annual charity Carols concert
By Margot Thomas WITH JUST six weeks to go to the 4th Annual Carols By Candlelight/Luces de Navidad community Christmas...
Former Canadian Air Force pilot found dead
A FORMER Canadian Air Force pilot , living in Coronado, was found dead in his apartment on Saturday October 25...
FP Directors face grilling over $14 million embezzlement
THE EX-DIRECTORS of the failed Financial Pacific (FP) brokerage, alleged to have had links with former president Ricardo Martinelli, will...
OFF THE CUFF: Cell phones changing low-income budget priorities
PANAMANIANS spend more on their cellular phones each year than all the homes in the country spend on electricity and...
Four injured as ambulance hit and overturned
THE DRIVER of a Toyota SUV that hit and overturned an ambulance after making an improper turn, was among four...
Passenger ferry to Cartagena, Bocas del Toro underway
PANAMA’s long anticipated passenger and vehicle sea link with Cartegena, Colombia, will become a reality on Monday, October 27, at...
Supreme Court nixes judges house arrest appeal
PANAMA’S Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) turned down a writ of habeas corpus filed by the defense of suspended judge...
Lightning strikes kill 4, injures 5
LIGHTNING killed four people and sent five to hospital in two separate incidents in 24 hours. (more…)
Uplifting Panamas pedestrian shopping center
PLANS to spruce up Panama’s only pedestrian shopping thoroughfare, motivated by Panama Mayor Jose Isabel Blaandon are moving ahead with...
Shadow government member challenges removal
A MEMBER of the Ricardo Martinelli created “shadow government ” the decision to shorten her appointment. In a report published...
The Diablo rojo culture lives on
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela, and users of Panama’s Metro bus system are united in their concern at the signs of...
