Canal authority,expansion consortium, ink deal
THE PANAMA CANAL Authority (ACP) and the international cosortium GUPC, after months of brinksmanship, signed an agreement on Friday August...
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Airlines price war benefiting Panama passengers
COLOMBIA BOUND airline passengers have never had it so good The arrival of new competitors with frequencies between Colombia and...
Italian Soap Opera reveals non-functioning $125 million radar
THE SCANDAL over the purchase of helicopters and radars in a $250 million deal with Italian consortium Finmeccanica, with allegations...
Electricity rate changes under review
The National Economic Council on Thursday, July 31, approved a contribution from the Ministry of Economy and Finance to the...
Cane for ethanol led to river poisoning
THE HERBICIDE that poisoned the La Villa River and left scores of thousands without water for washing, cooking or drinking...
Multi-million dollar revival plan for agriculture
A TEN POINT multi-million dollar plan to revive Panama’s flagging agricultural sector was unveiled by President Juan Carlos Varela on ...
Anti-corruption prosecutor examines Portobello scandal
ANTI CORRUPTION prosecutors have joined with Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance in investigating events in Portobelo that have led...
Tocumen gets new look leader and board
IN A CLEAN SWEEP of Ricardo Martinelli insiders, President Juan Carlos Varela has appointed, Minister of Economy and Finance Dulcidio de...
Ex-minister and embezzlement,corruption charges
THE FILING of a criminal complaint on Monday July 28 against former Minister of Labor Alma Cortés and her sister...
Martinelli helicopter deal facing deep analysis
PANAMA’S Cabinet will undertake a “deep analysis” of all the contracts related to the Italian company Finmeccanica said President...
La Prensa delivery blockers ask for case archival
A HEARING into a criminal case involving a company which received major contracts from the Ricardo Martinelli administration, and then...
Search for clues to girl tourist deaths resumes
THE SEARCH for clues into the deaths of two young Dutch women tourists in Chiriqui has resumed. It was held...
