2 new defendants join ex-presidents in Odebrecht money probe
The Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has ordered the investigation of two new people linked to the Odebrecht bribery investigation While...
BUSINESS
Restaurants prepare for Sep 28 reopening
After nearly 7 months of partial or total closure and others totally closed, on September 28, some 575 restaurants belonging...
Martinelli criminal case stymied by defense moves
The Special Prosecutor's Office against Organized Crime, headed by prosecutor Emeldo Márquez, has his hands tied in the “New Business”...
Panama Geisha coffee sets new world record at $1,300 a pound
While the world reels from the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19, pandemic Panama set a new price record for...
Testing brings Panama nearer control of Covid-19
The positivity rate from COsVID-19 has fallen below 15% for the first time in six-months reports the Ministry of Health....
737 crash report trashes Boeing and FAA
Two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max aircraft were partly due to the planemaker's unwillingness to share technical details, a...
Business chamber calls for less populism in Assembly
At a time when the country is preparing to rebuild the economy and recover jobs, initiatives in the National Assembly...
Panama specialty coffees add new varieties for world auction
Some 50 lots of Panama’s best coffee including two new varieties which enter the world’s major leagues in which Geisha...
Comptroller asked to nix purchase of overpriced flawed ventilators
The Panama chapter of Transparency International, has asked the Comptroller General, Gerardo Solís, to refuse to endorse the purchase of...
33 high profile suspects walk free in corruption probe
Another bunch of high profile corruption suspects linked to the Martinelli administration has walked free The case of the alleged...
Crew exchange keeps door ajar for return of cruise ships
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) reported that this weekend, the technical staff supervised the exchange of 205 crew members both...
Beware fake news and conspiracy theories in vaccine search
Don’t believe everything you hear or see on the internet about vaccination but read articles from good sources says Digna...
