Panamas ex-president switches jails
PANAMA’S FORMER president, Ricardo Martinelli, awaiting an extradition hearing in Miami is moving to a different jail where he will...
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74-year-old woman drug dealer and daughter jailed
A 74-YEAR-OLD woman was jailed for five years, and her daughter aged 53, to 56 months for running a retail ...
Senior Lawmaker claims ignorance of the law
DEPUTIES who had their names printed as “donors” on state vehicles operating in their constituencies are moving to have them...
ENVIRONMENT: Fools errand stalls economic opportunity
By Deborah A. Sivas DURING its first few months in office, the Trump Administration set out an ambitious roadmap for...
Ex Odebrecht exec repeats Varela accusations
A PRESS released alleged to have come from former Brazilian company Odebrecht financial officer and bribes distributor Rodrigo Tacla Durán...
WORLD VIEW: Reducing ethnic disputes
By Jonathan Power IT’S NOT that many years ago that Warren Christopher, the US Secretary of State, commenting on the...
Ex-Panama tourism boss stalls court hearing
FORMER Panama tourism manager and Martinelli dirty tricks operator Salomon Shamah last spotted in a Bogota, Colombia disco, is doing his...
Fugitive’s mother under investigation
THE MOTHER of Adolfo Chichi De Obarrio the fugitive former private secretary of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli appeared for questioning at...
OPINION: Panamas feudal deputies
THE OLD HABITS of Creole politics persist. As if they were feudal lords, the deputies insist on placing their names on the...
Panamas rising prostitution pressures health center
CLANDESTINE PROSTITUTION in Panama city is on the rise and in one health clinic, in Santa Ana 10 new women...
Green Convention Center initiative
CHIRIQUI’S tourism industry saw the start of a major shot in the arm with the groundbreaking ceremony for a Green...
Panama teachers clash with police in Chiriqui
REPRESENTATIVES of teachers organizations from Panama City and across the country clashed with riot police in Chiriqui on Monday, August...
