Supreme Court accepts sexual offense case against lawmaker
The plenary of the Supreme Court unanimously admitted on Thursday, August 8, a criminal complaint filed against PRD Arquesio Arias,...
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Manneken Pis celebrates Panama’s 500th birthday
The famed Manneken-Pis statue in Brussels, Belgium, adopted the Panamanian costume of the Congo culture from the afternoon of Thursday,...
Appeals court denies habeas corpus for ex-Assembly president
Panama’s Appeals Court of Appeals on Wednesday, August 7 denied the habeas corpus action filed by the defense of former...
Lawmaker flouts agreement with journalists
Zulay Rodríguez, first vice president of the National Assembly, whose controversial flurry of bills including attacks on immigrants have raised...
US companies take fresh look at Panama state projects
Construction companies in the United States, which for years have steered clear of Panama government projects as bribery allegations...
Embezzlement suspect moves to house arrest after two years
Daniel Ochy, the legal representative of the Transcaribe Trading Company ( TCT ), who has spent over two years in...
Canal denies detention of Venezuelan ship carrying food
The Panama Canal Authority has denied published reports of a complaint by Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, that a ship...
Filmmaker fined $500 for carrying Panama flag with LGBTI colors
anama filmmaker Roberto Latorre spent the night at the Sub Station of the National Police in San Miguel, after being...
Church leaders denounce moves against migrants
The Standing Committee of the Panamanian Episcopal Conference (CEP) is concerned by debate about reforms of immigration laws in Panama...
OPINION: Mortgaging Panama’s future
In the current five-year period, of the administration of President Laurentino Cortizo, almost 11 billion dollars of Panamanian public debt...
Ex-disability director charged with forgery
Rubiela Pitano the former director of the National Disability Secretariat (Senadis), linked to the mishandling of returns in the National...
