Panama helicopter bribe investigation heats up
AS A KEY PLAYER in Panama’s dealings with Finmeccanica, heads to court to face charges in corruption scandals, the hiring...
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Italian law firm to represent Panama in bribery trials
AFTER evaluating three Italian law firms, Panama has hired Hogan Lovells Studio Legale, to represent the State in civil and...
Banking alert from Superintendency
PANAMA’S BANK ING SUPERINTENDCY has issued an alert after detecting a series of e-mails where the identity of the secretary...
Panamas immigration melting pot under microscope
THE GOVERNMENT Commission of the National Assembly will meet Monday, September 15, to discuss a bill that seeks to eliminate...
Two homes hit in vehicle accidents involving 15 injured
A TAXI and a delivery truck carrying supplies collided head on and ended up in a house in the La...
Family of four slain, 7 arrests
FIVE ADULTS gang members and two minors have been arrested in connection with the slaying of a family of four...
Panamas competitiveness plunged in Martinelli era
PANAMA fell another eight positions in the Global Competitiveness Index in 2014, a drop attributed to the deterioration of the...
Privatization at Tocumen cuts profits
PROFITS at Tocumen International Airport fell following privatization moves by the previous administration headed by Juan Carlos Pino Between April and...
Court president faces criminal coercion allegations
THE PRESIDENT of Panama’s Supreme Court, Jose Ayu Prado, is facing criminal charges for the alleged crime of abuse of...
20 injured in school bus collision
AT LEAST 20 students, members of a school band were injured on Friday September 12 when the bus carrying them...
OFF THE CUFF: car sales boom, traffic stagnates
IF YOU HAVE wondered when Panama’s traffic nightmare is going to ease don’t read the new car sales figures. They...
Candidate’s $6 million election spending investigation
ALLEGATIONS of another alleged multi-million dollar vote buying election spending spree are being investigated by officials of the Electoral Tribunal...
