Minister downplays Christmas Fairs scandal
PANAMA’S Minister of Agricultural Development (MIDA) is seeking to downplay the growing outcry aound the alleged politicizing of the controversial...
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MEDIA WATCH: School board votes to oust racist Trump campaigner
NEWSER– Buffalo's school board voted 6-2 Thursday, Dec. 29 to try to get rid of a controversial ninth member—Carl Paladino,...
Container traffic down 11.8 percent
CONTAINER traffic through Panama fell 11.8 percent between January and October this year. The 5.1 million containers that passed through...
Three airlines face probe over misleading ads
THREE AIRLINES are being investigated by Colombia’s The Civil Aeronautics Authority for misleading advertising They are Wingo, Viva Colombia and...
Suspected killer of five breaks jail
A $25,000 reward has been offered for information on the whereabouts of of a suspected killer of five who escaped...
Switzerland confirms over $23 million in illegal payments to Martinelli team
WITHOUT naming names Swiss authorities have confirmed the existence of bank accounts that carried more than $20 million in illegal...
OFF THE CUFF: City parking fines get major hike
ILLEGALLY parked vehicles are a major contributor to Panama’s traffic snarls and the city is moving to make offenders pay...
New Year and your emergency fund
By Mark Scheinbaum MIAMI —How much do you really need in emergency funds for yourself or your family? It is...
OPINION: Complicity and conflict of interest
hoyporhoy, La Prensa, Dec. 29 THE PUBLIC MINISTRY has formed a "super-prosecutors" office" to investigate the Odebrecht case and all...
Special anti-corruption prosecutors team assigned to Odebrecht probe
A SPECIAL Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office has been set up to investigate exclusively the bribes paid to Panama officials by the...
$150,000 bail for suspect in PAN corruption cases
A PANAMA businessman facing corruption charges in at lest two different cases related to the National Assistance Program (PAN), has...
Justice group calls for bribery special prosecutor
INCREASING demands by civil and political groups for strong action in the Odebrecht bribery scandal have put the spotlight on...
