OFF THE CUFF: Fast track auditing and “pumping up” Oscar
FAST-TRACK Rogers Forensic Auditors, the company that won the tender to audit the National Assistance Program (PAN), will have six...
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U.S. Coastguards seize 1,493 kilos of cocaine off Guna Yala,
HOPE II, a vessel flying the Panama flag and carrying more than 1,493 kilos of cocaine was arrested in international...
Martinelli spending spree fuels move to raise debt ceiling
WHILE increasing social spending and delaying the removal of the electricity subsidy, the Varela government has asked for a raise...
Mayor turns sights on liquor laws
PANAMA MAYOR, J osé Blandon is expanding his crusade to bring some of the cty’entertainment and liquor sales centers into...
OFF THE CUFF: Forensic audits and sleepless nights.
A FORENSIC AUDIT of the National Assistance Program (PAN), will cost the taxpayer $850,000, and some former public servants and...
Helicopters rented at double going rate among dozens of PAN irregularities
DOZENS of irregularities have been discovered in the spending of $.1.2 billion in four years, by the previous director of...
Insecurity outweighs incentives for foreign investors
INSECURITY is still the main factor preventing the arrival of larger flows of foreign direct investment in Central America say...
OFF THE CUFF: Self promotion or schools?
THE MONEY spent on advertising by the previous government could have paid for the building of 23 quality schools at...
Former financial manager used funds for family parties complaint
A complaint has been filed against Emma Reyes, the former director of the Financial Analysis Unit in the government of...
Restaurant owners, police, unite to frustrate gang raids
Over 200 dining establishments and bars have endorsed a "Restaurang Watchers " program in response to a series of coordinated...
150 homeless following Colon fire
OVER 150 people were made homeless by a fire that destroyed two buildings in Colon in the early hours of...
Martinelli clear winner in hand-out stakes
Martinelli clear winner in hand-out stakes FORMER PRESIDENT Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) spent $55.7 million in discretionary payments, without being accountable...
