Seven traffic deaths mark Panama New Year
FIVE people died in Panama traffic accidents on the first day of 2015 and another two were killed early Friday...
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Varela to fight corruption, impunity, election abuses
MALEFACTORS in the administration of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli will get little comfort from President, Juan Carlos Varela’s, new year message...
CD candidates got election scholarship bonanza
THE INSTITUTE for Training and Development of Human Resources (IFARHU), is the latest institution to come under investigation for alleged...
Immunity lifted on CD candidate
THE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL has lifted the immunity from prosecutionof former Democratic Change (CD) candidate in Herrera, Heriberto 'Yunito' Vega. (more…)
Martinelli-favored construction giant linked to Brazil scandal
BRAZIL'S state owned Petrobras has decided to suspend the conclusion of new contracts with 23 companies linked to a major...
Panama inflation rate on downward curve
PANAMA’S Inflation rate which, seven years ago stood at 8.7% and four years ago at 5.9%,continues to fall and is...
Lawyers call for renewal in oversight bodies
Lawyers call for ‘’renewal” in oversight bodies PANAMA’S National Bar Association (CNA) has urged President, Juan Carlos Varela, to "fully...
Firearms seizures cut Colon killings
SOME 312 firearms and three tons of drugs were seized by police during operations in Colon in 2014 and homicides...
Woman in red exits comptroller post under a cloud
FEDERICO HUMBERT, Panama’s new comptroller General, has moved into office replacing the woman who might be able to provide clues...
Canal tugs and ACP in push-pull dispute
TUG BOAT Captains and deck officers who play a key role in moving ships through the Panama Canal are engaged...
Bella Vista murders linked to organized crime
A SECOND person has been detained and is under investigation for the murder of Dutch citizen Halid Jaffat and Panamanian...
Spy equipment a $11.5 million rip off
THE ISRAELI spy equipment acquired by the government of Ricardo Martinelli in mid-2010 for $13.5 million, and which today has...
