WORLD VIEW: The Holocaust and hypocrisy
By Jonathan Power TOMORROW MAY 4 is Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Holocaust was committed by a nation whose church...
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OFF THE CUFF: Varela to talk of Panamas honest men
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos headed to Washington, On Monday May 2 to address the annual Conference of the Americas on...
Prosecutors eyeing Martinelli era airport deals
THE CORRUPTION spotlight involving members of the Zero (inner) Circle of former president Ricardo Martinelli has moved to Tocumen International...
New census of pirate buses as numbers mount
AS PIRATE BUSES continue to proliferate on Panama City streets, The Transport Authority (ATTT) is planning a census .The one...
Three in fiery crash among 8 road deaths
TWO YOUNG parents and their five-yar-old child died in a horrific accident on Sunday May 1, when their car skidded...
Rains evacuate cinema, flood capital streets
HEAVY RAINS in Panama’s capital forced the evacuation of a cinema, and flooded many streets on Sunday, May 1. Among...
Whistleblower who fingered Martinelli gets country jail
MAYTE PELLEGRINI the ex Financial Pacific (FP) employee who blew the whistle on links of former President Ricardo Martinelli and...
MEDIA WATCH: A flock awaiting orders
Hoyporhoy: La Prensa, May 1 THE LEGISLATURE, by constitutional mandate, exerts essential functions to ensure the balance of the Panamanian...
Fugitives appeal denied in Martinelli wiretap scandal
PANAMA’S WIRETAPPING scandal continues on its ponderous crawl through the courts as defense lawyers continue their attempts to throw roadblocks...
Heavy rains collapse stands, injure 5 at Fair
EXCESSIVE heavy rains in the Azuero region injured five, caused the collapse of two structures and flooded the stands of...
Bank lags in aiding prosecutors
MOST of the banks that have been questioned about offshore accounts connected to the investigation into payments made by a...
Varela facing supporter backlash
PANAMA PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela, was savaged in a weekend statement from a high profile group that strongly supported his...
