NEWS

Assembly to ratify new judges in extraordinary session.

November 29, 2015

AFTER WHAT he has called “an open and transparent process," President Juan Carlos Varela has announced that he will convene...

Government and Copa combine on $7 million tourism campaign

November 29, 2015

PANAMA’S government and Copa Airlines are to split the cost of a $7 million advertising campaign to maintain and increase...

Board of trustees to manage Teatro Nacional

November 29, 2015

THE FUTURE of Panama’s Teatro Nacional (National Theater) will likely be in the hands of a Board of Trustees to...

New name for PAN another fleece for corruption wolf?

November 29, 2015

PANAMA’S renamed Social Assistance program could turn out to be the same corruption wolf decked out in yet another set...

Panamas budget up $500 miilion

November 28, 2015

PANAMA’S STATE general budget for 2016 was published in the Government Gazette on Black Friday, November 27, but there were no...

Panama named VP of UN Human Rights Council

November 28, 2015

Panama’s historic role as a conciliating nation has led to the country’s election as a member of the United Nations...

185 Black Friday scams detected

November 28, 2015

PANAMA’S Consumer Protection Authority (Acodeco) detected 185 consumer rip- offs (officially described as “anomalies”0 during the"Black Friday" inspections. The...

Chief justice seeks suspension of ex-president Martinelli immunity

November 28, 2015

PANAMA’S Supreme Court Chief Justice has submitted a petition to the Electoral Court to suspend the immunity of former President Ricardo Martinelli as...