Shop Panama tourism program
“Shop Panama” tourism program AS MORE high end malls and, like the Soho tower on Calle 50 come on stream,...
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OFF THE CUFF: Rubbing salt into Martinelli wounds
LESS THAN four months after ex-president Ricardo Martinelli fled Panama and went into self-imposed exile, the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN)...
Expat Health Insurance extended to 85 years
By Margot Thomas FINDING AFFORDABLE senior citizen health insurance can be tricky, for new arrivals in Panama, so, some four...
Bank accounts of Supreme Court Judge frozen
ACCOUNTS at the National Bank of Panama belonging to Supreme Court Justice Victor Benavides have been frozen at the request...
Suspected embezzler swaps plane seat for cell
AN ECUADORIAN businessman who got a $155 million contract from the Martinelli administration for an irrigation project on land it...
Panama leads region in foreign investment
PANAMA was the bright spot in Latin America in 2014 in terms of foreign investment. While throughout the region foreign...
CORRUPTION : Martinelli hearings, deputy denials of farce
PANAMA’S Supreme Court will hold two hearings next week on charges being faced by former President Ricardo Martinelli, while two...
Heavier fines for driving texters, chatterers
USING A CELL phone to talk or text while driving will soon become an expensive habit if police enforcers back...
Judge meets auditors in Martinelli investigation
JUDGE OYDEN ORTEGA, acting as prosecutor in the investigation of former President Ricardo Martinelli for alleged embezzlement, met with auditors...
3 members of metro committee had links to winning group
3 members of metro evaluating committee had links to winners A THIRD member of the evaluating committee for the awarding...
OFF THE CUFF: Review of state double-dippers underway
SPARKED by reports that some alternative deputies in Panama’s National Assembly have been double-dipping (getting paid from two different institutions...
OFF THE CUFF: Panama the regions smart city?
OFF THE CUFF: Panama the regions “smart” city? WHEN former President Ricardo Martinelli was not busy attacking local media he...
