Figali unable to keep appointment with prosecutor
Panama businessman Jean Figali, held on charges of laundering money from drug trafficking, was a no show at the Organized...
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Relative of Wild Bill victim helping with identification
Officials from the criminal branch of Panama’s Forensic Sciences Institute collected blood samples on Monday, August 30, from the daughter...
Only two bids on Line 1 of Panama Metro
Only two consortia submitted bids on Monday (August 30) for the construction of the Panama Metro subway line, but an...
Sweetheart land deal under investigation
What appeared to be a sweetheart land deal in which the uncle of former Panama president Martin Torrijos got 30...
Martinelli accepting bids for first Metro line, jumps to Metro 2
To some listeners is sounded like an election campaign speech, but the next election is four years away and the...
Childrens hospital to be extended
Panama’s Children's Hospital which treats some 200,000 patients each year, is going to get a much needed addition. (more…)
Former city official heads to court to face corruption and money laundering charges
Panama’s former municipal engineer Jaime Salas will face his preliminary court hearing on charges of corruption and money laundering on...
Former candidate slams president for Peru statement
Panama’s former Vice Presidential candidate for the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), Juan Carlos Navarro, said on radio on Sunday that...
New island community aims to protect turtle nesting grounds
Sales of homes on a new Panama island residential community, targeted to preserve the nesting habitats of sea turtles, will...
Figali gets a short break from prison cell, but avoids media
Panama businessman Jean Figali, got out of jail for a few hours on Friday to visit the Institute of Legal...
Traffic authority wants bigger fines for driving infringements
Another attempt to regulate the bad driving on Panama’s overcrowded streets is underway. (more…)
Underground cables will reduce visual pollution in Panama
Visual pollution in Panama will be reduced over the next four years as the tangle of power lines that are...
