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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 
Two more zero circle players under investigation
TWO MORE of the once vaunted Zero (Inner) Circle of the Ricardo Martinelli administration era are under the spotlight of...
OFF THE CUFF: Manager lost her cool, now her job
THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Ampyme), has resigned one week after “losing her cool,” flipping her...
Boutique owner and ex-vice-president face corruption prosecutor
THE INTERROGATION of Poulett Morales, the Marbella boutique owner who morphed into the supplier of hundreds of thousands of school...
Martinelli accuser returns $20 million to government
BUSINESSMAN Cristóbal Salerno, who claims to have made cash deliveries of millions of dollars in kickbacks to former president Ricardo...
Corruption and the Sorcerers Apprentice
ANTI-CORRUPTION prosecutors investigating what are euphemistically called “irregularities” in the operation of the National Assistance Program (PAN) are working around...
Government seeks to renew hydroelectric dialogue
PANAMA’S government is seeking to resume dialogue with indigenous residents over the Barro Blanco hydroelectric project "We are committed to...
One dead, one escape, in West Panama taxi incidents
50 YEAR-OLD Marcos Sergio Sanchez, was hit and killed by a taxi on the Pan-American highway at the entrance to...
Panama City and provinces get storm warning
AS THE HEAVIEST rains of the year, accompanied by strong winds gusts hit Panama City on Sunday, afterenoon,, May31,, the...
40 Martinelli insider bank accounts frozen
A NEW BOMBSHELL has hit the “zero (inner) circle” of the Martinelli administration with the freezing of at least 40...
At least $23 million state loss in tax collection scam
THE DAMAGE to the Panama state from a contract involving, a company hired to collect delinquent taxes is estimated at...
Revenue director got $360,000 in bonuses
LUIS CUCALÓN the former head of the Revenue Directorate (DGI) picked up “bonuses” of $360,000 for collecting taxes during his...
Tightening screws for Panama Brokerage Houses
In order to prevent a repetition of scandals such as Financial Pacific, Panama’s Securities Superintendency is preparing legislation which incorporates...