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Ceasing Mining Activity Raised Unemployment in Coclé, Columbus (Colón) and Chiriquí 
Ceasing Mining Activity Raised Unemployment in Coclé, Columbus (Colón) and Chiriquí 
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....
Penthouse endangering lives set for demolition
THE DEMOLITION of a penthouse in the Crystal condo tower in Bella Vista, will soon be on track following a...