First two charged in $9 million non-delivered sports equipment probe
Charges were laid by a judge of guarantees and a precautionary measure to report on the 30th of each month...
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Great grandson of Spanish dictator Franco linked to suspended bank
A great-grandson of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, Luis Alfonso de Borbón Martínez Bordiú, is one of the directors of...
Oldest person in Latin America recognized for Panama voting record
Clara Cedeño at 113 the oldest person in Latin America was recognized by Panama’s Electoral Court magistrates on Tuesday,...
HEALTH: Risks and Benefits of Calcium Supplements
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM There has been an assumption for decades that as a natural element, calcium supplements...
ENVIRONMENT: The Emeraald Forest – more than trees
By Jonathan Power Belem is the Brazilian city at the mouth of the Amazon. Unlike its slummy counterpart, Kinshasa, at...
Committee analyzing sexual harassment claims against ombudsman
A National Assembly subcommittee investigating Panama’s the ombudsman, Alfredo Castillero Hoyos, for labor harassment and sexual abuse, reports that several...
Panama banking watchdog seizes bank with shady links
Panama’s Bank Superintendent (SBP) ordered the takeover of AllBank, Corp as of 3 pm on Monday, September 9, four days...
Written appeals against Martinelli acquittal delivered
The Public Prosecutor and the complainants in the Ricardo Martinelli wiretapping trial supported in writing on Monday, September 9 their...
14 candidates to fill 3 Supreme Court vacancies
Fourteen candidates have put their names forward to replace three judges exiting Panama’s Supreme Court (CSJ), widely seen as a...
Bar association challenge president on education promises
The National Bar Association (CNA) has added its voice to spreading concerns over a government move to equate work experience...
OPINION: Pubic servant theft now the rule
The initiative of the independent deputies to extend to other officials the obligation to present the affidavit of patrimonial property...
Woman detained in murder for cell phone investigation
A 26-year-old woman linked to the murder and aggravated robbery of TV comedian Ciro Castro is in preventive detention following...
