Colombia asks Panama to detain former spy boss
COLOMBIA’S Minister of Justice, Alfonso Gómez Méndez suggested on Thursday, July 17, that Panama should detain former Security Director María...
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Mayor closes quarry after citizen protests
FOR THE SECOND TIME in as many weeks, citizen protests have come out on the winning side. On Thursday July...
MEDIA WATCH: Noriega suing over image use
FORMER Panama dictator Manuel Noriega is currently occupying a jail cell in Renacer prison, apart from occasional forays to Santo...
Fighting Panama’s tax haven image
Strengthening regulatory standards of bodies such as credit unions and the system of bearer shares are part of the changes...
Mi Bus suspends contract law suit
METRO OPERATOR Mi Bus suspended its lawsuit before the International Court of Arbitration over its contract to run the Panama...
Regulator seizes control of Es Bank
THE SUPERINTENDENCY of Banks seized control of Es Bank, the local representative of the Portugese bank Espíritu Santo, at noon on...
PRD blood letting continues
FOUR SENIOR PRD officials have resigned from the controlling committee (CEN) with one of them claiming the exits were because...
Investigation of alleged electoral fraud
Officials of the Electoral Tribunal (TE) on Tuesday, July 16, continued their examination of records of the Community Board of...
Work on Nicaragua Canal, to start December
WORK on the Nicaraguan canal is to start in December and will give a huge boost to the country’s economy...
Panamas poor kids cut out of millionaires will
UNDER TEH HEADLINE: “How Panama Cut Poor Kids Out Of A Florida Millionaire's Will” WLRN/Miami Herald has published a devastating...
Reviewing over 300, Martinelli pardons case by case
THE PARDONS granted by former President Ricardo Martinelli at the end of his term should be reviewed on a case...
President not happy with work of Comptroller
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela is not happy with the country’s comptroller, Gioconda Torres de Bianchini, a former employee of Ricardo...
