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No bail for 3 Odebrecht bribery suspects
THREE SUSPECTS accused of receiving bribes from the Odebrecht construction company have been denied bail by Twelfth criminal judge Óscar...
Joint Task Force brings aid to flood victims
THE JOINT Task Force (FTC), under the umbrella of the Operations Center of theCivil Protection System (Sinaproc) spent Saturday, Jan 6...
More floods, and winds forecast
THE UNSEASONABLE cold front that has affected Panama for most of the week is forecast to continue into early next...
Warrant issued for hitman in US citizen killing
THE AMERICAN citizen who was gunned down in a high-end café in Punta Pacifica on Thursday, January 4, was tracked...
Civil Society protests sweetheart deal for multi-million embezzler
THE JUDGMENT allowing a Ricardo Martinelli confident who stole millions from the State to buy himself out of a four-year...
Panama economy growth predicted at 6.8%
PANAMA was among the main economies of the American continent in 2017 with a growth of 6.3 percent. and it...
Wifeof key bribery suspect also detained
THE WIFE of a lead detained suspect in the “Blue Apple” bribery case is in preventive detention and 30 other...
Martinelli loses criminal pardons hearing
Ex-President Ricardo Martinelli got another judicial set back on Friday, January 5, when Judge José Ayú Prado, as judge of...
IMPUNITY: Insider stole millions, dodges jail
A BUSINESSMAN who told prosecutors that he made regular deliveries of suitcases stuffed with $400,00 -$600,000 in cash to ex-president...
WORLD VIEW: Trump move boosts Beijing
By Keith Maskus One of the first acts of President Donald Trump’s administration was to announce that the United States...
Toll bar smasher owing $2,995 to trial
A WOMAN DRIVER who breaks toll bars and consistently evades payment on the North and South Corridors owes $2,295 has...
