Varela accused in Odebrecht bombshell
THE LATEST bombshell in the ongoing Odebrecht bribery scandal adds President Juan Carlos Varela to the list of those who...
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CORRECTION: Wrong snake blamed
An observant reader noticed that in a July 23 posting Newsroom used an incorrect photo when reporting a death from...
Ruling party deputy fingered in Odebrecht probe
A PROMINENT government deputy who heads the National Assembly Committee that handles complaints against Supreme Court judges has become the...
Corruption watchdog follows dubious land deal
AN INVESTIGATION into a dubious land deal involving a former mayor of La Chorrera uncovered by a newspaper investigation has...
Assembly lets judges off the hook and vice versa
The Credentials and Constitutional Affairs ommittee of the National Assembly, during the presidency of Panamenista deputy Jorge Alberto Rosas (2016-2017),...
OPINION: Panamas injustice evil
Hoyporhoy, La Prensa July 26 “GIVE a favor get a favor ". That seems to be the matrix of the...
Shooting the messenger is not debate
NEWSROOM, in addition to providing coverage of local events, endeavors to provide an occasional window on world affairs, ranging from...
High waves and wind alert
PANAMA’S Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) has issued a warning of adverse sea conditions from Wednesday July 26 through Sunday July...
Eased restrictions for Multi-charged ex-security boss
THE FORMER Secretary of the National Security Council who is appealing a five-year jail sentence in one case has been...
Martinellis bed of thorns
IN THE SHORT term Panama’s former president, Ricardo Martinelli, currently behind bars in a Miami detention, center could have a better...
Special treatment for corruption suspects
A COURT RULING that if any of the suspects in the Odebrecht bribery scandal are in preventive detention the case...
Judge extends bribery probe investigation time
A PANAMA JUDGE has given organized crime prosecutors more time to continue their investigations Into the Odebrecht bribery scandal. 12th Criminal...
