Flags fly as taxis gouge
FLAGS of over 50 Nations represented at World Youth Day were hoisted on Panama’s Cinta Costera on Monday January 21, and others were seen in the streets of the capital as [Read more]
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Martinelli snooping trial set for March 12
The long-awaited day of reckoning for Panama’s former president Ricardo Martinelli will begin with an oral hearing on Tuesday, March 12, at 9:00 a.m. He is accused of [Read more]
Wife killed after hostage stand-off
An hours-long attempt by a National Police (PN) negotiator to persuade a Venezuelan man armed with a knife and barricaded in a bathroom with his estranged [Read more]
2nd ‘hot photo’ accused imprisoned
THE ARREST of a second man accused of manipulating photos of a Russian exhibitionist look-alike to post images of Panama’s Attorney General on social media was legalized in [Read more]
Big brother system for Pope’s visit could have lasting benefits
A surveillance system introduced for the visit of Pope Francis was inaugurated by President Juan Carlos Carlos Varela on Monday, January 21. The National Security and [Read more]
Cruise ship carrying 1,834 pilgrims
Varela opens Climate change and human trafficking conference
President, Juan Carlos Varela inaugurated the Laudato conference at the headquarters of the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino), in Amador to discuss climate change [Read more]
Proteting pensioners create city-wide gridlock
Panama jubilados (retirees) brought traffic across Panama City to a virtual halt for over three hours on Monday, January 21, as they fulfilled their promise to [Read more]
Two arrests in posting of doctored “hot”photos
Two men allegedly involved in the dissemination through the social networks of photoshopped images showing Panama’s Attorney General Kenia Porcell in revealing poses with [Read more]
