Call for Martinelli ousting from “den of thieves”
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL has called for the revoking of ex- president Ricardo Martinelli’s membership of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), the...
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Panama-corruption reforms called a band-aid
REFORMS to attack corruption in Panama are just a band-aid said the chairman of a citizens group on Tuesday Mar...
983 child porn reports in Panama
RETWEETING a photo or video of children in sexual activities could lead to a 5 to 10 year jail sentence,...
Petaquilla Gold cases may be joined
A REQUEST to amalgamate two cases against former Petaquilla CEO, and former Cocle Governor, Richard Fifer, has been made by...
Extreme UV warning across isthmus
A WARNING of continuing extreme ultra radiation levels was issued by The Department of Hydrometeorology Electric Company on Tuesday March...
Judge used biased study, obsolete rules – prosecutor
A JUDGE used legal rules which are "obsolete" and made his decision based on a "biased" study of the facts,...
Ex-minister’s changing story
THE MINISTER of Public Security in the administration of Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014),José Raúl Mulino is still in preventive detention pending...
Pressure mounts for Odebrecht audits
AS PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela distances himself from the Odebrecht scandal and Panama links to the company’s jailed former president...
WORLD VIEW: Immigrants and the cultural divide
By Jonathan Power WAS THE cultured and sophisticated Italian writer, Oriani Fallaci, speaking for the large numbers of working class...
City launches rental program for street traders
PANAMA’S Municipal Council has extended charging for use of sidewalks and plazas in Casco Viejo to the rest of the city...
Teen-age traffic death lifts years total to 93
A TEEN-AGED cyclist hit by a Metro bus in Pedregal, on Monday morning, March 14. brought weekend road deaths to...
Mass cough syrup poisoning hearing adjourned
VICTIMS of Panama’s 9 year-old mass poisoning scandal listed as one of the world’s top ten medical poisoning tragedies are...
