Exiting director stonewalls deputies on hospital deaths
THE DIRECTOR of Panama’s Social Security Fund (CSS), GuillermoSáez-Llorens repeatedly dodged questions from members of the National Assembly about the...
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Colliding pirate buses send nine to hospital
JUST OVER two weeks after a speeding “pirate” bus killed two passengers and sent 16 to hospital, a collision between...
Anti-corruption investigation into Martinelli era $250 million contract
PANAMA’S new government has launched a three pronged investigation into the long simmering scandal of the $250 million purchase of...
Body-in-suitcase suspect arrested in Panama
A 56-YEAR-OLD Swiss man has been arrested in Panama in connection with the death of a Canadian, whose body was discovered...
Electoral code reforms not retroactive – Varela
REFORMS to the Electoral Code need to be discussed and approved in the Assembly and supported by the Electoral Tribunal...
Martinelli economic policies a debacle
PANAMANIAN businessmen and economists have been warning or three years that the economic policies of the Martinelli government would be...
Cabinet focuses on transportation system
WHILE Panama engineers and architects are questioning the value of a second metro subway line The Cabinet Council approved on,...
OFF THE CUFF: Guess who’s not coming to dinner
UNWELCOME MAT- It’s not likely that Wall Street Journal (WSJ) columnist Mary O'Grady, will be getting a dinner invitation from...
Martinelli administration cooked the books Finance Minister
PANAMA’S Minister of Economy and Finance Dulcidio De La Guardia ,confirmed on Monday, August 11 in the National Assembly that...
Scandal ridden brokerage ordered liquidated
Scandal ridden brokerage in liquidation THE SUPERINTENDENCY of Securities has ordered the liquidation of the assets of Financial Pacific after...
Cold shouldered Moscoso does about face
FORMER president Mireya Moscoso's who during the last election campaign denied her support for the Panameñista presidential candidate, Juan Carlos...
Tortoise versus shoot from the Twitter
WITH ONLY 40 days gone of the new administration’s 100 day honeymoon, suggestions are being aired by some political commentators...
