CD candidate downplays legal challenge
CD CANDIDATE Manuel Cohen has shrugged off the legal challenge seeking to prevent him from participating in the December 21...
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New twice daily air service a boost to Chiriqui tourism
THE NEW YEAR will open new windows on the world fo Chiriqui province as Copa Airlines starts twice daily flights...
Electricity subsidy changes will not hit 80% of users — Varela
CHANGES to Panama’s electricity subsidy program will not affect 80 percent of consumers said President, Juan Carlos Varela in Chiriqui...
$1.3 millions seized from accounts linked to suspended judge
THREE BANK accounts holding $1.3 million and linked to the investigation of Panama Supreme Court Judge Alejandro Moncada Luna have...
Christmas begins with Carols by Candlelight
By Margot Thomas THE MONTH that brings back so many happy memories for many of us is finally dawning, and...
Ponzi suspect extradited to Canada
A MAN accused of defrauding more than $4 million from 179 investors in an alleged Ponzi scheme was extradited from...
New comptroller facing major clean up task
IN JANUARY 2015, the management of Panama’s public finances will be in the hands of Federico Humbert Arias, replacing Gioconda...
Corruption, dubious billing practices denied by ex-administrator
AS AN AUDIT reveals details of dubious billing practices and of thousands of dollars worth of equipment (Ampyme) moldering in...
Deputy under investigation as immunity lifted
THE ELECTORAL Tribunal has suspended the immunity of Los Santos deputy Heriberto "Yunito" Vega and the Electoral Prosecutor confirmed on...
Three true bargain hunters arrested on Black Friday
BLACK FRIDAY brought thousands of shoppers to Panama malls along with other bargain hunters with no intention of paying for...
Anomalies in Judges $700,000 loan documents
Deputy Pedro Miguel González, who is prosecuting suspended Supreme Court Justice Alejandro Moncada Luna, has detected alleged irregularities in documents...
Government land sales net $38 million
The Administrative Unit of Reverted Areas of the Ministry of Economy and Finance has gained almost $38 million from property...
