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In Panama the 2025-2026 Cruise Season Begins 
Panama’s President Mulino: “I Don’t Work With Mercy” in the Face of the Teachers’ Strike 
Chepo Panama: Fatal Rollover Involving a Bus Crash Filled With Passengers 
At Least Six Good Reasons Not to Build Apartments or Condos on the Caldera River in Boquete Panama as Witnessed Recently 
Chamber of Commerce demands Odebrecht repayment
THE PANAMA Chamber of Commerce, (CCIAP) has added its voice to the growing calls for action over the Odebrecht scandal...
Lifting of lid on can of bribery worms spurs Panama to action
THE US JUSTICE Department revelations of the payment of $788 million in bribes by the Odebrecht company to senior government...
Bad timing for Marta Martinelli anointment
THE BOARD Of the Cambio Democrático (CD) Party named Marta Martinelli, wife of the party leader, self exiled Ricardo Martinelli,...
Prosecutor calls for Odebrecht contracts audit
PUBLIC Prosecutor Guido Rodríguez has called on Comptroller Federico Humbert to audit all public works and government infrastructure projects carried out...
Martinelli sons fingered in Oderbrecht bribery scandal
THE TWO SONS of Panama’s former president, Ricardo Martinelli have been named as the alleged recipients of $6 million bribes...
Odebrecht Panama boss key in bribery scandal
THE REPRESENTATIVE of the Norberto Odebrecht company in Panama, André Rabello, is one of the key players named in the...
WORLD VIEW: Yemen a forgotten war
Yemen’s civil war has cost at least 10,000 lives, devastated infrastructure and pushed 16 million people to the brink of...
Social Security Director resigns
PANAMA’S BELEAGUERED Social Security Director Estivenson Girón resigned Thursday, Dec. 22 after months of harsh criticism of his management. "I resigned,"...
Bar Association calls for action on $59 million bribes
PANAMA’S National Bar Association (CNA) has called for an investigation led by the Attorney General into dealings between the previous Panama...
Government backs kickbacks probe
THE GROUNDSWELL of public outrage at the revelations of massive bribery of Panama’s governing elite by the Oderbrecht construction company...
Police officer said linked to $11.6 million heist
A POLICE LIEUTENANT was allegedly connected to the armed robbers who burst into the headquarters of the General Directorate...
Gasoline up 7 cents a gallon
GASOLINE prices will rise by 7 cents a gallon on Friday December 23, says the National Secretariat of Energy....