UN lauds Barro Blanco agreement
THE AGREEMENT reached between the Panama government and indigenous leaders on the Barro Blanco hydroelectric project has received accolades from ...
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Hands of Stone gets critical cold douche
HANDS OF STONE the locally hyped movie about Panama’s legendary boxing hero Roberto Duran has received a cold reception from...
Assaulted journalist case adjourned
A SEVEN HOURS court hearing of a former director of the National Security Council for alleged injuries to a journalist...
OPINION: Win-win hydro solution
THE AGREEMENT between the Government and the Ngäbe Bugle indigenous leadership, around the hydroelectric project Barro Blanco, unlocks a Gordian...
Martinelli fingered in Argentina bribery scandal
EX-PRESIDENT Ricardo Martinelli has been named in yet another coima (bribery) scandal, this time in Argentina , linked to the...
$2.5 million enrichment suspect exits jail
FORMER LABOR Minister Alma Cortés, under investigation for the alleged unjust enrichment, was released from prison on of Wednesday, August...
Martinelli extradition hits fresh roadblock
THE EXTRADITION request for ex-president Ricardo Martinellie that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is planning to file with US authorities...
Man jailed for altering electric meter
A MAN has been jailed for 10 months for altering an electric meter in his home reports La Prensa. This was...
Panama crime rates falling
CRIME RATES in Panama have been on a downward path for the last two years according to Minister of Security...
American faces sex tourism trial
THE TRIAL in Costa Rica of a US citizen for on-line sex trafficking began on Monday August 22 but has...
Money laundering probe of Taiwan bank
PANAMA has opened an investigation into a Taiwanese bank with local branches that has been hit with a $180 million...
Highway death toll nearing 300
PANAMA’S highway death toll is mounting at close to 40 a month with the total to date at 293, with...
