Spy chief in Panama not victim of political persecution
THE TERRITORIAL asylum granted by the President Ricardo Martinelli to the former head of Colombia’s spy chief, María del Pilar...
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Stabbing of Financial Pacific Witness – intimidation
THE STABBING of a defense witness in the trial of Mayte Pellegrini, accused of financial crimes at the brokerage Financial...
ID cards for Panama sex workers abolished
SEX WORKERS in Panama’s brothels will no longer need to have a mandatory identification card following a decision of...
WELCOME to Newsrooms new image
WELCOME to the “new look” Newsroom Panama marking our rise, in May, to 75,000 page visits a month and climbing....
Boost for Forestry Sector and Environment in Panama
AN AGREEMENT, signed in Panama is aimed at planting a million hectares of trees in the next 20 years to...
Overseer of scandal ridden brokerage stabbed
GUSTAVO GORDON,an officer of the Superintendency of Securities Market (SMV) was stabbed three times on Tuesday morning near Parque Urraca, on his...
Gay community names finalists for pink egg discrimination award
FIVE nominees have been listed as finalists for the first annual award of a giant pink egg, to denote actions...
Parents of missing young women return from Holland as search continues
A NEW GROUP of Dutch search specialist joined the parents of the two missing Dutch tourists as they returned to...
Environmentalists seek ban on mining from new government
ENVIRONMENTAL groups have announced that they will ask Panama’s new government to ban strip mininf concessions in the country by...
Retired cops may be recalled to fight swelling homicides
Retired cops may be recalled to fight swelling homicides RETIRED POLICE investigators may be recalled to help tackle the 100%...
Police lieutenant gunned down in Pedregal
A NATIONAL Police lieutenant was shot and killed on, Sunday morning June 15, during an incident in the "The Bronx",...
Panamanian speaks for disabled veterans
With the scandal of disabled veterans dying before they get treatment in the U.S. still reverberating, a Panama born author’s...
