Tribunal Electoral will be enabled for change of residence requests
The seven district offices, including the regional headquarters of the Electoral Tribunal in Los Santos, will be enabled this weekend so that the interested voters can specify their change of residence. Dámaso Díaz , regional director of electoral organization of Los Santos, justified the decision saying that Monday April 30 …
Public Ministry orders arrests of 2 men in connection with Jal Offshore
The Seventh Anti-Corruption Prosecutor ordered the arrest of Salomon Jack Btesh and Valentín Martínez Vásquez in the investigation carried out for the alleged commission of the crime of money laundering by transfers from the investment account of Jal Offshore Ltd. in Financial Pacific ( FP). The arrests of Btesh and …
Copa Airlines restarting flights to Venezuela next week
Next week will be the official restart of Copa Airlines flights to Venezuela , announced the CEO and CEO of the airline, Pedro Heilbron , on leaving the CADE 2018 forum . “We hope to renew flights as soon as possible to Venezuela, but that can not be done overnight, …
Traces of blood found are linked to Saucedo
The lawyer Zoraida Saucedo’s defense requested time to know the details of the file – which consists of five volumes of 500 pages each – that link the jurist with the death of the Canadian Miomir Kotlica and Miguel Paez, on October 27 2017 The lawyer was also charged in …
NOAA hurricane plane coming to Panama
A study by Colorado State University (CSU) in the United States, carried out by meteorologists Philip J. Klotzbach and Michael M. Bell, warns that the 2018 hurricane season in the Atlantic ‘will have slightly higher than average activity’ . According to climate specialists, it is likely that the current weak …
Odebrecht and Financial Pacific cases revived
The Public Ministry initiated yesterday a series of proceedings in the cases of Financial Pacific and the bribes of the construction company Odebrecht. In this way, the entity ordered conductions to people related primarily to the Financial Pacific case, and simultaneously issued a statement on the reactivation of the Odebrecht …
Cyber attacks require double the current security
On average, more than 85 million cyber attacks are reported each year Currently, most organizations around the world manage information technology services in the cloud. Data, operations and transactions pass through the network and this causes criminals to cause much greater damage with attacks that are increasingly sophisticated, in addition, that …
OSJ is concerned about the speed of the justice system
Experts believe that suspensions of hearings should not be allowed PROCESSES The Observatory of the Judicial System (OSJ) of the Republic of Panama is concerned about the current stagnation of justice, especially in processes in which the future of the investigation is at stake for the prescription of criminal cases. …
APEDE says beating corruption is the key to being competitive
CADE has remained as the showcase of knowledge par excellence and within the framework of the 60 years of APEDE The Annual Conference of Executives CADE 2018 develops its version # 51 with the theme: Competitive Panama for a global economy Are we ready ?, Bets on the competitiveness of …
Agreement to put digital government in place signed
The initiative carried out by the AIG within the “Panama en Línea” Program with the Inter-American Development Bank In order to promote transparency, access to information and simplification of procedures, an inter-institutional cooperation agreement was signed between the Mayor’s Office of Panama and the National Authority for Government Innovation (AIG). …
National Hemocenter receives 4.5 million dollar allocation
After the approval in the third debate, this week, of the bills of law No. 581 and No. 539, the first to regulate the services of blood transfusions and blood banks, and the second in order to create the Board of a National Hemocenter , the Ministry of Health (Minsa) …
Prosecutor’s office orders investigation of 18 people
The Seventh Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office yesterday issued orders to investigate 18 people, as part of the process that follows for the alleged commission of the crime of money laundering, linked to the alleged use of privileged information at the Financial Pacific (FP) stock house during the government past (see list). …
Cable & Wireless denies they used SIPE dishonestly
Cable & Wireless Panama , responsible for the support and maintenance of the Income and Economic Benefits System (SIPE) of the Social Security Fund (CSS) , assured that it has no interference in “the dishonest practices of the users of that platform”. The company made the previous clarification after the …
Meduca demands solutions to infrastructure problems
The teachers will form a ‘tamborito’ to the educational institution, because they are tired of so many problems REQUIREMENTS The Ministry of Education (Meduca) does not leave one problem when it falls into another. Year after year, teachers’ unions have been very critical in demanding solutions to infrastructure problems, the lack …
Superintendency of Banks warns of cryptocurrency risks
The activity of exchange, investment, purchase and sale in general bitcoin, does not have a specific regulation The Superintendency of Banks of Panama (SBP) warned today about the precaution and adequate advice that must be taken for the use of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, as well as others of the …
CSS says there are almost 2000 complaints before the Public Ministry
The Social Security Fund (CSS) said in a statement that the Institution maintains 1,915 complaints before the Public Prosecutor’s Office The Social Security Fund (CSS) said in a statement that the institution maintains 1,915 complaints before the Public Ministry and 2,048 administrative cases. He explains that they have been sued, punished …
Flights from Venezuela to Panama suspended
From 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Panama and Venezuela stopped having air-commercial relations when the 90-day suspension ordered by the Cabinet Council came into force. Last March, Panama included President Nicolás Maduro and other top political leaders of Venezuela on a list of “high risk” personalities to commit money laundering. It …
How the U.S. Federal Reserve affects Panama
The Federal Reserve (FED) is the central bank of the United States that, through its monetary policy, regulates and takes actions to influence the availability and cost of money, in the behavior of credit to help promote economic objectives . Any change in the economic situation of the United States …
International Fair of Azuero gets more entries than expected
The fifty-sixth version of the International Fair of Azuero (FIA), which is held in La Villa de Los Santos until May 1, is exceeding all expectations regarding the entry of visitors. This was announced by Alberto Castillero Pinilla , president of the board, who said that from April 19 to …
Anticorruption Special Prosecutor orders investigation to go through against Alvarez
The Anticorruption Special Prosecutor ordered the conduction for investigative purposes of José Porta Álvarez , one of those investigated by the Odebrecht case . Porta Álvarez was treasurer of the campaign of José Domingo Arias , candidate for the presidency of Cambio Democrático in 2014. This is one of the …
Varela proposes to eliminate payment of ITBMS to Panamanians buying in Colon
The President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela, proposed to eliminate the payment of the Tax on Transfer of Movable Property and Services (ITBMS) to Panamanians who buy in Colón Puerto Libre. The measure was announced during the Cabinet Council held in the province of Colon on Tuesday. The president indicated …
Panama Al Brown film to be shown at Cannes Film Festival
One of the most prestigious events in the film world, the Festival de Cannes, will serve as a showcase for the production ‘Panama Al Brown: When the fist opens’, this was announced by the director and film producer, Carlos Aguilar a La Estrella of Panama, this Wednesday. The life of …
Rule to repeal PSA has existed
The questioned ‘legislative shrimp’ promoted by the deputy Roberto Ayala, of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), and that repealed Law 2 of February 10, 2015, regarding the contract law with the company PSA Panama International Terminal, SA, in charge of the operation of a container terminal in Rodman, was not …
Sony working on cooking robot to be used at home
The prototype of domestic use will be able to serve the food thanks to the use of artificial intelligence The Japanese technology company Sony works with the American University Carnegie Mellon in the development of a home-use robot capable of cooking and serving food thanks to the use of artificial …
Phase 2 of the Panama Exporta program announced
The objective of the program is to promote the export culture in the country based on the high quality of the products The Ministers of Commerce and Industry, Augusto Arosemena, and of Agricultural Development, Eduardo Enrique Carles, announced the start of the second stage of the Panama Export Program. …
Suntracs strikers close Centennial road
Members of the Single Union of Construction and Similar Workers (Suntracs) proceeded to close two of the four lanes of the Centenario road, in front of the City of Health, on the morning of this Tuesday, April 24. The workers, with banners and flags, began to march towards the city, …
Pollution and the effects on health
As part of the ecosystem , human beings are compromised by the effects of environmental pollution that we cause. Children, the elderly, sick people and families with limited resources are the most affected by this problem, and it intensifies in urban areas with uncontrolled growth and overpopulation . According to …
SOS Villages working hard to protect children
Guaranteeing the permanence of children in their homes, as well as strengthening the role of families and communities in the care of infants, are the main objectives of a new campaign in favor of children. This is an initiative promoted by the members of the SOS Children’s Villages , which …
National Hemocenter gets approval, board appointed
The plenary session of the National Assembly approved yesterday in the second debate the project of law 581 , that regulates the services of blood and blood transfusions. The proposal, presented in October last year by the head of the Ministry of Health (Minsa), Miguel Mayo, seeks to create a …
AAUD makes surprise inspection in Casco Antiguo
The Urban and Domiciliary Cleaning Authority (AAUD) carried out a surprise operation for more than 500 shops in the Casco Antiguo. In some businesses, irregularities were detected, such as evasion of the cleaning fee, delinquency and residential collection status; what violates the rule and evades the payment corresponding to the activity …