Winds bring down trees and election signs
STRONG WINDS ripped through the province of Chiriqui on Thursday, March 17, bringing down trees and damaging power lines and...
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Brokerage scandal investigation may be nearing close
THE INVESTIGATION into a financial scandal during which an auditor disappeared, allegations surfaced of a secret account to manipulate the...
Attorney General readies for Italian corruption trial request
PANAMA'S Attorney General Ana Belfón says that she expects to get a request soon from prosecutors in Rome for information .. about...
Environmentalism at the expense of poverty?
Current policies against global warming are generating higher energy costs hurting the poorest in particular claims a contributor to Nacion.com...
Judge, pressured to resign for disobeying orders files complaint
A PANAMA JUDGE who says he was pressured to resign for “not following instructions” in a case involving La Prensa,...
Navarro promises to nix $250 million helicopter and radar deal
JUAN CARLOS NAVARRO, presidential candidate of the Democratic Revolutionary Party ( PRD), has promised that if he comes to power...
Business community hits at government handling of energy
WHILE the government ignores or denies an energy crisis in Panama, the business community appears not to agree. (more…)
Mentored by Panama, banned by Venezuela Assembly
THE VENEZUELAN Congresswoman who, at Panama’s behest tried last week to participate in a closed doors session of the Organization...
Anti-corruption sweep nets more Finmeccanica bosses
THE NET encircling Italian defense contractor Finmeccanica continues to haul in some big fish in an ongoing anti-corruption sweep. (more…)
Panamas growth rate slows as projects finish
PANAMA’S GROWTH rate slowed in 2013 from its double digit levels of 2011-2012 last year as many public works neared...
Your chance to identify Panamas best lawyers
HERE’S a a news item that will raise eyebrows among some of Newsroom Panama readers, whose acidic comments on Panama’s legal...
Britain in Panama linking businesses across the Atlantic
BRITAIN is still one of the biggest investors in Panama, although with the departure of HSBC, likely no longer king...
