Spy equipment a $11.5 million rip off
THE ISRAELI spy equipment acquired by the government of Ricardo Martinelli in mid-2010 for $13.5 million, and which today has...
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OFF THE CUFF: Martinelli spies tracked love lives –
Technology is advancing at a dizzying rate, and a year is enough for a device to become obsolescent, while the...
Canal tugs and ACP in push-pull dispute
TUG BOAT Captains and deck officers who play a key role in moving ships through the Panama Canal are engaged...
Electoral Tribunal judge to remain 10 more years
A 72-YEAR OLD Electoral Tribunal judge who has served since Panama’s first post-dictatorship government has been confirmed in his position...
Bloody weekend, 8 traffic deaths, 7 homicides
EIGHT people died in traffic accidents across the Panamanian Isthmus on the weekend following Christmas and there were seven gang...
Fraud in Agricultural Development Bank
PANAMA’S Agricultural Development Bank (BDA) is the latest entity of the previous government to come under scrutiny with audits exposing...
OFF THE CUFF: Corruption prosecutors face a busy year
THE LIST of people facing interrogation by Panama’s anti–corruption prosecutors, investigating alleged widespread malfeasance during the previous administration headed by...
Year end GDP projected at 6.3%
PANAMA’S GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is on track end the year with an increase of 6.3 percent says the Ministry...
Colombian questioned in night spot killings
Colombian questioned in night spot killings A COLOMBIAN citizen was questioned on Sunday, December 28, for his alleged involvement in...
PAN SCANDAL: Tamburrelli out of hospital, able to testify
FORMER National Assistance Program (PAN)director Jiacomo Tamburrelli was discharged from hospital on Sunday. December 28 after undergoing surgery for heart...
Price controls cut basic food basket by $63
THE COST of the basic food basket in Panama has been reduced by $63.11 per month as a result of...
Corruption investigation a “nice opportunity” – Molinar
LUCY MOLINAR The former Minister of Education sees her January appearance before the Second Anticorruption Prosecutor investigating the purchase of...
