Major corruption suspects impede justice
In what La Prensa calls “a stealthy way" former Minister of Public Works (MOP) Jaime Ford and former president of...
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One dead, one badly hurt in Chame crash
A HEAD-ON collision and a mini-bus and a sedan on the Interamerican highway at Sajalices, in Chame, left one person dead...
Strong winds and waves alert through weekend
A strong winds and waves alert, issued by 23 until January 27 there will be strong winds and waves in...
Judge nixes unfreezing of account linked to Odebrecht bribes
The Twelfth Criminal Court denied the unfreezing of a $17,164 I bank account in the name of José Porta Álvarez,...
WYD Pilgrims pack Cinta Costera for inauguration
After an afternoon of musical entertainment on Tuesday, January following the inauguration of World Youth Day (WYD), scores of thousands of...
Rivera creates new record in Hall of Fame election
The New York Yankees closer, Mariano Rivera, has become the second Panamanian to be elected to the Baseball Hall of...
OPINION: Fighting for a dream
Mariano Rivera has entered the Baseball Hall of Fame. A humble fisherman from Puerto Caimito, who since his youth was...
Flags fly as taxis gouge
FLAGS of over 50 Nations represented at World Youth Day were hoisted on Panama’s Cinta Costera on Monday January 21,...
Martinelli snooping trial set for March 12
The long-awaited day of reckoning for Panama’s former president Ricardo Martinelli will begin with an oral hearing on Tuesday, March...
Wife killed after hostage stand-off
An hours-long attempt by a National Police (PN) negotiator to persuade a Venezuelan man armed with a knife and barricaded...
2nd ‘hot photo’ accused imprisoned
THE ARREST of a second man accused of manipulating photos of a Russian exhibitionist look-alike to post images of Panama’s...
Big brother system for Pope’s visit could have lasting benefits
A surveillance system introduced for the visit of Pope Francis was inaugurated by President Juan Carlos Carlos Varela on Monday,...
