Cortizo puts a finger in the Social Security dyke
As if it were a cake, Laurentino Cortizo announced how he has disposed of each portion of the contributions...
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Four Bills With Disastrous Consequences
Four bills rest on President Laurentino Cortizo's desk, the sanction of which would have disastrous consequences for the...
Judicial terrorism under Cortizo
The recent statements by President Laurentino Cortizo are those of a novice. At this point, he still does not...
Electoral court ruling paralyzes Martinelli corruption trials
The ruling of March 22 by the magistrates of the Electoral Court (TE) Alfredo Juncá and Heriberto Araúz, who maintained...
In search of an Electoral Judge with integrity
On December 5, 2019, María Eugenia López Arias -together with four substitute magistrates- took office as a member of the...
Panamanian Justice has a long way to go
The Judicial Branch announced yesterday the sentence to five years in prison for the son of a former magistrate...
1000 days and no job creation plan
Next Sunday, Laurentino Cortizo celebrates a thousand days as President of the Republic, in the midst of perhaps unprecedented...
Rescuing Panama from its citizens
I was born in Panama City, grew up, educated and have worked throughout the capital. Never in my life...
Escape routes paved for powerful fugitives from justice
The saga of the fugitives, the children of former President Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal, demonstrates, with nauseating crudeness, how judicial...
OPINION: Theft of buses gives life to old phrase
After what we have heard in the preliminary hearing for the irregular compensation paid to the owners of the...
OPINION: A $40 million reason to revoke mayor’s mandate
How can the mayor of the capital city explain or justify spending more than $40 million on consultancies? How...
Lifting the lid off cabinet meetings
The Minister of the Presidency, through a resolution, prohibited public access to the minutes, files and notes of the...
