Lavitola sentenced for putting squeeze on Berlusconi over party girls
VALTER LAVITOLA, with a checkered history in Panama, has been sentenced by a judge of Naples (southern Italy) to two...
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New deadly drug combo circulating in Panama
A new deadly drug , a combination of cocaine and an equine dewormer, is circulating in Panama. (more…)
March 15 last hurrah for diablos rojos
PANAMA’S Diablos Rojos, the noisy, polluting used US school buses that have served the city for decades will be gone...
Unseasonal weather causes damage across Isthmus
Strong gusting north easterly winds lifted roofs , felled trees and downed power lines and billboards over the weekend in...
Barges sent to ease Taboga water crisis
TABOGA, the Island of Flowers, and one of Panama’s most visited tourist destinations is facing a drinking water crisis and...
CD presidential hopefuls outclass opposition – Martinelli
"The people do not deserve to have our achievements reversed like the, the 100 for the 70, the universal scholarships,...
Deputy defends hand-outs to constituents
Democratic Change (CD) deputy Mark Gonzalez on Saturday March 2, defended the practice of he and his colleagues asking for...
Transparency International calls for end to deputy patronage
The Panama chapter of Transparency International, has called on the government led by president, Ricardo Martinelli, to suspend grants to...
Judges, citizens, want answers to delay of accusatory system
The postponement of the introduction of the accusatory legal system in Panama has created concerns across a broad swathe of...
Deputy threatens newspaper blockade
A DEMOCRATIC Change (CD), legislator has, threatened action against La Prensa following revelations of massive uncontrolled handouts to deputies in...
Top officials arrested on extortion charges
Three officials of Panamas Department of Revenue (DGI) in Veraguas were arrested Tuesday for the alleged crime of extortion, from...
Foreign minister appointment sparks senior resignation
The appointment of Governor of Cocle, Fernando Nunez Fabrega, as Panama’s Foreign minister to replace Romulo Roux has led to...
