Government land sales net $38 million
The Administrative Unit of Reverted Areas of the Ministry of Economy and Finance has gained almost $38 million from property...
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Orua-Lavtola-Martinelli corruption triangle Italy prosecutor
"It is proven that there was a corruption agreement processed by Rogelio Oruña and Valter Lavítola to drive bribes to...
OFF THE CUFF: The Midas touch at PAN
EVERYTHING that King Midas touched turned to gold, but his good fortune, backfired on him and he was not able...
TV journalist gets death threats
TELE METRO, morning news presenter Alvaro Alvarado, says he has received death threats on the social network Twitter. (more…)
Ex-Minister admits punch up and shooting
GUILLERMO FERRUFINO -the former Minister of Social Development under investigation for alleged offenses against public administration, admitted on TV on...
OFF THE CUFF:Black Friday parking alert
WHEN pay days coincide with Friday, Panama City's traffic crawl tends to grind to a halt, so when Friday becomes...
Lavitola facing additional jail time
THE NAPLES, Italy, Deputy Prosecutor Vincenzo Piscitelli has asked for an additional one year prison term for Valter Lavítola on charges...
Door opening for Walmart in Panama?
NEGOTIATIONS are being promoted with the US Walmart chain for the installation of a distribution center for Latin America in...
Martinelli spy mission investigation shelved
AFTER NEARLY a year of research, the fourth anti-corruption prosecutor, William Parodi, has requested the provisional closing of the investigation...
OFF THE CUFF: Uncovering buried treasures
WITH OVER 150 banks in Panama there’s a lot of work ahead for The First Anti-Corruption Prosecutor who has been...
PAN corruption suspect remains tight lipped
THE FORMER director of the National Aid Program (PAN), Rafael Guardia Jaén, on Wednesday November 26, invoked his constitutional right...
Assembly elects new comptroller
BUSINESSMAN Federico Humbert will replace long time Martinelli employee Gioconda Torres de Bianchini as Panama’s comptroller. He was elected Wednesday,...
