Accused deputy demands apology
POLITICAL party hopper Carlos Tito Afú, who for now has come to rest in Cambio Democrático (CD), has given journalist...
Month: September 2018
18 human trafficking gangs busted
The Panamanian authorities have dismantled 18 criminal networks dedicated to human trafficking. Over 200 victims of human trafficking have been...
HEALTH: blood pressure pill alert
The Department of Pharmacy and Drugs of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) issued an alert on Wednesday, September 5 for...
Odebrecht emails smoking gun for Panama
A new smoking gun, pointing in many directions has emerged in the Odebrecht scandal with the company’s convicted ex-president-Marcelo Odebrecht- helping Brazilian...
Panama seeks US extradition of $250,000 bail-skipper Btesh
Panama’s Public Ministry (MP) is seeking the extradition from the USA of a prominent member of the inner circle of former...
OPINION: Panama deputies threaten democracy
The deputies of the National Assembly have summoned the director of the National Transparency and Access to Information Authority (Antai),...
Anti-corruption boss to face Assembly
Panama’s embattled lawmakers facing a growing no to re-election call by civil groups, demands from the nation’s comptroller to deliver...
Outraged deputy threatens $20 million media lawsuit
Controversial Cambio Democrático (CD), deputy Carlos Tito Afú, announced on Tuesday that he will interpose a complaint against La Prensa,...
Martinelli setback in embezzlement case
Panama’s Supreme Court unanimously rejected an appeal of constitutional guarantees presented by lawyers for former president Ricardo Martinelli, in the...
75% of deputies flout staffing reports
The vast majority of Panama’s lawmakers each of whose labors are assisted by a score or more staff, refuse to...
OPINION: Lawmakers hidden skeletons
Only 11 of the 71 deputies of the National Assembly have divulged the contents of their 080 form, and of...
