Environmental groups unite to denounce lack of transparency
Panama’s leading environmental groups banded together, Monday (August 9) to demand more transparency in public administration from the government. (more…)
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Murder victim was in witness protection program
Mike Brown, the first known confirmed victim in Panama of William Dathan “Wild Bill” Holbert was a “protected witness” in...
Lack of government action will bring renewed Bocas strikes
Banana workers in Bocas del Toro, warned on the weekend that, if the government of Panama does not comply with...
Former US embassy to be replaced by giant government tower
In spite of protests by architects, engineers with offers of alternative uses, another piece of Panama's history will soon come...
Compensation deal for owners heralds in new metro bus service
Transportistas, owners of Panama’s notorious diablos rojos buses, will get $25,000 compensation per bus and drivers will get $5,000 as...
Former president presents affidavit to bribery scandal investigator
Former Panamanian President Ernesto Perez Balladares presented a 20 page affidavit before the Public Prosecutor on Friday during the investigation...
National assembly skips protocol to slip in a law change
In spite of widespread protests against the 9 in one package of laws Panama's National Assembly has again broken with...
Higher than usual tides produce flood alert
Extraordinary high tides in excess of 18 feet on Panama’s Pacific Coast, startin Monday, August 9, have brought a tide...
New (8 months old) car stickers
From the sidelines Is your car missing something? Perhaps the sticker on the license plate to signifying its renewal date,...
Multiple killer wants lawyer during psychiatric assessment tests
Confessed multiple killer William “Wild Bill” Dathan Holbert called for the presence of his lawyer and a translator at Panama’s...
Panama’s tangled web of wiretaps
Panama's administration Prosecutor Óscar Ceville says that former Security Director Jorge Ábrego is making "false and libelous" claims about wiretaps...
Bribery whistle blower calls for subpoenas for former presidents
The investigation into allegations of bribery in Panama’s National Assembly, has a deputy calling for subpoenas to be served on...
