Panama’s anti-corruption prosecutor said on Wednesday she wants to see 50 people, including two former presidents, stand trial for their role in a bribing scheme involving the Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht. Panama’s former president, Ricardo Martinelli. (Photo: Wikimedia)Lead Prosecutor Tania Sterling told local media that former Panamanian presidents Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) and Juan Carlos Varela (2014-2019) were among the […]

The two sons of former Panama president Ricardo Martinelli were arrested in  Guatemala on  Monday, July 6   were detained in Guatemala on Monday, July 6  following a request for extradition to the United States, where they are required in a case of an alleged conspiracy to commit money laundering. The Guatemalan National Civil Police reported that thr […]

“Bread for today and hunger for tomorrow”, as defined by environmentalists who demonstrated this Tuesday in Panama City against mining, at a time when the Government is promoting the sector as an engine for the recovery of the economy after the hard blow of the pandemic. A little more than a hundred people gathered in […]

What a guy this is!! STUTTGART, Germany – After nearly four decades of service to a grateful nation, the Soldier for life and his lovely wife will be moving from Europe to one of Central America’s tropical paradises to enjoy retirement. Craig and Marion Marita Shields will soon be moving from Germany, where Craig serves […]

(Christian Ziegler) When the sky turns dark over the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the howler monkeys become silent, the katydids start singing and dancing. Most of the researchers living on Barro Colorado Island in Panama are asleep, but a few scientists are awake for the bugs’ performance held each evening in the Central American […]

The Cabinet Council of Panama approved the Sustainable Tourism Master Plan (PMTS) as a planning instrument aimed at reanimating the sector in Panama.   In this regard, the administrator of the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP), Ivan Eskildsen, said that the program intends for Panama to be recognized as a world-class sustainable tourism destination, thanks to […]

Ricardo Gabriel González Pérez, alias ”Rirri one of the most wanted people in Panama was captured on  Saturday afternoon May 22, in the Coronado sector, Panama Oeste. A telephone call from the public warned that there were strange citizens who could be hiding illicit substances, reported  Carlos Valencia, director of Judicial Investigation. Valencia said that, […]

Panama’s public services regulator Asep has no plans to launch 5G networks, at least until the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Asep’s head of regulation strategies, David Ramos, told a webinar on Monday that no operator has yet approached the watchdog with any intention of deploying the new technology in the country. “At the moment, operators are still […]

Panama’s environment ministry has accepted for review an environmental impact study for a 670MW natural gas combined cycle power project. Generadora Gatún submitted the document – prepared by URS Holdings – for the US$700mn plant in Colón province. The developer holds a provisional license for the project issued by public services regulator Asep. “Due to the growing demand for energy in […]

Panama’s government claimed an early victory in efforts to bolster mining, with a planned investment of US$480mn. Panama – which aims to establish mining as a key economic driver – said it secured a commitment by privately owned Canadian firm Broadway Minerals to fund a restart of the suspended Molejón gold mine and construct a refinery. The […]