Kidnapped businessman released, 5 arrests
BUSINESSMAN Cesar Martans was released on Friday morning January 8, three days after he was kidnapped in Condado del Rey....
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Catfish withdrawn from outlets across country
PANAMA’S FOOD SAFETY authority (Aupsa) has ordered the removal of catfish fillets from all supermarkets in the country. An Aupsa...
Drug links in Assembly, Security bodies, judiciary
DRUG TRAFFICKING has penetrated Panama state institutions and “half a dozen” deputies are being investigated by international agencies for allegedly...
Defense lawyers and judges stalling on Martinelli
DEFENSE LAWYERS for ex-president Ricardo Martinelli are using tactics that could be considered abuse of the justice system while Supreme...
Canal contractor continues to ask for more
WITH THE THREAT of further delays in the finishing of the third set of locks for the Panama Canal expansion...
Court ruling on Martinelli son appealed
PANAMA’S Fourth Anti-Corruption Prosecutor has petitioned the Supreme Court to void a heavily criticized order issued by Alternate Justice Gabriel...
Highway death toll continues into new year
THE DEATH TOLL on Panama highways continues unabated in 2016, and is on the way to challenging, last year’s grim...
33 called to trial in Tonosi irrigation scandal
THIRTY THREE people have been called to face trial l for irregularities in the contract for the failed irrigation system...
Cabinet to review new anti-corruption purchasing plans
CORRUPTION investigations arising from purchases made by the National Assistance Program (PAN have led to the drafting of new purchasing...
Public asked to keep Xmas trees clear of regular trash.
PANAMA’S GARBAGE collection authority (AAUD) has asked purchasers of the 100,000 Christmas trees that decorated homes and businesses during the...
8 missing people found in mountains TWO AMERICANS and six Panama
TWO AMERICANS and six Panamanians nissing in Chiriqui were found, Thursday January 6, after a 36-hour search. Members of a...
Deputies license plates pulled after cocaine discovery
A DAY AFTER police found a kilo of cocaine in a vehicle carrying replicates of license plates belonging to A...
