Pirate bus network spreading to schools, tourists
ILLEGAL, unlicensed pirate buses in Panama are not only operating on public bus routes but are infiltrating also the tourism...
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Swimmer killed by boat in Bocas del Toro
A 24 YEAR-0LD Argentinian swimmer died on Saturday afternoon, August 16, at Slipper Island, Bocas del Toro, after a boat...
Martinelli king of shamelessness – Mayor
PANAMA City Mayor Jose Isabel Blandon hit out at former president Ricardo Martinelli on Saturday, August 16, labeling him “the...
Wiretapping scandals in Panama and Colombia
A FORMER Colombian spy chief wanted on charges of illegal wiretapping of politicians, judges and journalists was granted asylum in...
Varela revokes Martinelli pardons, thanks activists
PRESIDENT JUAN CARLOS VARELA has revoked the 355 pardons granted by the former president Ricardo Martinelli in the last six...
DNA tests confirm bones from missing tourist
DNA TESTS performed on a second set of remains found on the banks of river Culubre in Bocas del...
China expanding interest in Panama Canal
CHINA has its eyes not only on a Nicaraguan Canal, but also on the construction of a fourth set of...
Metro Line 2 construction early 2015
WORK ON Line 2 of the Panama Metro, a project that is to be tendered on Sept. 15, could start...
OFF THE CUFF: Russia a target for Panama farmers?
TAXPAYER DOLLARS - The Tribunal Electoral (TE) has begun an investigation into the advertising spending by 47 state institutions during the...
Exiting director stonewalls deputies on hospital deaths
THE DIRECTOR of Panama’s Social Security Fund (CSS), GuillermoSáez-Llorens repeatedly dodged questions from members of the National Assembly about the...
Colliding pirate buses send nine to hospital
JUST OVER two weeks after a speeding “pirate” bus killed two passengers and sent 16 to hospital, a collision between...
Anti-corruption investigation into Martinelli era $250 million contract
PANAMA’S new government has launched a three pronged investigation into the long simmering scandal of the $250 million purchase of...
