Immunity lifted on CD candidate
THE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL has lifted the immunity from prosecutionof former Democratic Change (CD) candidate in Herrera, Heriberto 'Yunito' Vega. (more…)
NEWS
Martinelli-favored construction giant linked to Brazil scandal
BRAZIL'S state owned Petrobras has decided to suspend the conclusion of new contracts with 23 companies linked to a major...
Panama inflation rate on downward curve
PANAMA’S Inflation rate which, seven years ago stood at 8.7% and four years ago at 5.9%,continues to fall and is...
Lawyers call for renewal in oversight bodies
Lawyers call for ‘’renewal” in oversight bodies PANAMA’S National Bar Association (CNA) has urged President, Juan Carlos Varela, to "fully...
Firearms seizures cut Colon killings
SOME 312 firearms and three tons of drugs were seized by police during operations in Colon in 2014 and homicides...
Woman in red exits comptroller post under a cloud
FEDERICO HUMBERT, Panama’s new comptroller General, has moved into office replacing the woman who might be able to provide clues...
Canal tugs and ACP in push-pull dispute
TUG BOAT Captains and deck officers who play a key role in moving ships through the Panama Canal are engaged...
Bella Vista murders linked to organized crime
A SECOND person has been detained and is under investigation for the murder of Dutch citizen Halid Jaffat and Panamanian...
Spy equipment a $11.5 million rip off
THE ISRAELI spy equipment acquired by the government of Ricardo Martinelli in mid-2010 for $13.5 million, and which today has...
OFF THE CUFF: Martinelli spies tracked love lives –
Technology is advancing at a dizzying rate, and a year is enough for a device to become obsolescent, while the...
Electoral Tribunal judge to remain 10 more years
A 72-YEAR OLD Electoral Tribunal judge who has served since Panama’s first post-dictatorship government has been confirmed in his position...
Bloody weekend, 8 traffic deaths, 7 homicides
EIGHT people died in traffic accidents across the Panamanian Isthmus on the weekend following Christmas and there were seven gang...
