After 8:00 am this July 24, in the Fourteenth Criminal Court, the hearing was resumed for an alleged case of embezzlement in the Savings Bank, in which the anti-corruption prosecutor Tania Sterling asked yesterday to call trial of 16 people, including individuals and former employees . Prosecutor requests trial for …

Before starting the interview, sitting in front of the television cameras, his wife Rosella, approached to accommodate the socks left by the feet of the interviewee. With great delicacy, the lady bent down and pulled up her stockings. He proudly exclaimed that his wife is a great support in his desire to …

The Electoral Tribunal (TE) revealed in a report that it has rejected 77,784 signatures to independent candidates who aspire to the Presidency of the Republic . Independents talk about ‘signature factory’ Electoral Tribunal updates figures of firms collected by independent Electoral Tribunal reveals percentage of people in parties that signed …

by James “JB” Bryson For the PNO.com readers that both read and commented upon my trip down to Bocas del Toro to accompany a friend dealing with a land deal gone bad, I promised a follow up that was both educational and factual. One of the people that read what was occurring …

La diputada del Partido Revolucionario Democrático (PRD), Zulay Rodríguez presentó ante el pleno de la Asamblea Nacional, un anteproyecto de ley que fija normas a las empresas eléctricas cuando estas soliciten aumento en las tarifas y que las obliga a publicar en su página web sus informes financieros auditados cada …

The deputy of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), Zulay Rodríguez presented before the plenary of the National Assembly, a draft law that sets standards to the electricity companies when they request an increase in tariffs and that forces them to publish on their website their audited financial reports every year. …

The president of the National Assembly, deputy Yanibel Abrego, reaffirmed her support for the presidential candidate in the primary elections of the Democratic Change Party (CD), Rómulo Roux, heading for the 2019 general elections. ‘On the CD we want a change. If the PRD wants to support us in this, we …

The consortium formed by the companies China State Construction Engineering Company (CSCEC) and China Railway Group Limited (CREC) filed a claim action against the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) in the tender for the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal . Chinese consortium winner of the fourth bridge has controversial …

The German government’s chief, Angela Merkel , on Wednesday defended her country’s right to make its own decisions, after US President Donald Trump criticized Germany for buying gas from Russia, the country’s main threat. NATO. “I myself experienced how a part of Germany was controlled by the USSR, and I …

The former mayor of Panama, Juan Carlos Navarro , ran on Tuesday, July 10, for the office of President of the Republic in the face of the primary Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) to be held on September 16. José Luis Fábrega is running as a candidate for the Mayor of …

The magistrate Jerónimo Mejía , acting as judge of guarantees, suspended yesterday the hearing of accusation of the process that is followed to the ex-president Ricardo Martinelli by the supposedly illegal listeners and announced that the diligence will be resumed when it has a forensic evaluation on the state of …

Cardinal José Luis Lacunza warned that the process followed by former President Ricardo Martinelli “is an emblematic case for the justice of the country and it is necessary for justice to put on the trousers of legal age, to face something that may be decisive for the future of Justice”. …

The background of the companies qualified in the tender to build the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal were not subject to analysis by the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) . But they must have been. Several of these companies have been identified in other countries for alleged acts of …

In a hearing that lasted two and a half hours, Judge Jerónimo Mejía -acting as judge of guarantees-denied seven appeals for absolute nullity filed by the defense of former President Ricardo Martinelli, in the process that is followed by the illegal interception of communications. They perform medical procedure on Ricardo …

The Second Superior Court reported on the afternoon of this Wednesday, July 4, that it decided to revoke the release bond in favor of businessman Gabriel Btesh , who is not in Panama. Prosecutor requests that Gabriel Btesh be set bail in the New Business case Gabriel Btesh and his …

by James “JB” Bryson Just a very simple and sincere wish of a Happy Independence Day for all Ex-pats in Panama and all our friends and family back home in the USA. I am very pleased with the growth and reach of the site and want to thank all of …

Por: Esteban Anguizola – Escritor Contribuyente Panamanowonline.com   En Estos ultimos dias de Junio en casa de amistades disfrutando el Partido de Panama vs Inglaterra o al menos la emocion de nuestro primer gol en nuestro primer muncial ya que perder nunca es divertido pero igual fue muy emotivo. Nos …

José Luis ‘Popi’ Varela, member of the Panameñista Party and brother of the President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela, plans to become a plaintiff in the case of alleged telephone interceptions without judicial authorization and two crimes of fraud against former President Ricardo Martinelli. In the afternoon of yesterday, …

Tunisia won its first match in 40 years; A 2-1 triumph over Panama, in a clash at the Morrovia Arena in Saransk, Russia. The Panamanians began with vigor. With his mind set on leaving with a triumph in his first World Cup adventure, coach Hernán Darío Gómez sent a team with good …

The United States on Thursday imposed more visa restrictions on those responsible for violating human rights in Nicaragua , where protests continue demanding the resignation of President Daniel Ortega and the cessation of violence that left 220 dead in just over two months. Pope Francis calls on Nicaragua to cease …

Ithaca Capital announced that the Bahia Grand Panama hotel -the current name of the former Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower Panama- will be called from September JW Marriott , the luxury brand of the American hotel operator Marriott International. Varela says Trump’s lawyers were wrong to send him …

For at least two weeks, some 70 Cubans have been stranded in the community of La Peñita, located in Metetí , a village in the province of Darién. Panama prevents the entry of 300 Cubans and Africans on the border with Colombia Migration warns that Cubans have until May 20 …

The Panamanian deputy José Luis Varela announced that he will sue former Panamanian governor Ricardo Martinelli , who is being prosecuted for the alleged commission of crimes against the inviolability of secrecy and the right to privacy and embezzlement, in the so-called case of punctures The new tactics of the …

Panama will open four new diplomatic missions, which will be located in: Palestine, Jordan, Africa and Australia, said Farah Diva Urrutia, deputy minister in charge of Foreign Affairs. BUDGET Budget Committee of the Assembly This legislative body approved a match to create the positions of the personnel that will attend …

An expert from the World Health Organization (WHO) will evaluate the impact on health of people affected by the eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala that has left 112 dead, an official source said Thursday. OAS begins mission in Guatemala for tragedy of Fuego volcano Volcán de Fuego continues …

The Panamanian team held its last training session in its base camp at Saransk on Friday morning, hours before traveling to Nizhny Novgorod, where on Sunday it will face England in its second match of Group G of the World Cup in Russia. It was a smooth session in which …

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) affirmed on Friday that the number of deaths due to “the repressive action of the State” in the framework of the protests against the government in Nicaragua amounted to at least 212. Nicaragua awaits the end of attacks in Masaya and the release …

The Ministry of Government (Mingob) reported that to date the Directorate General of the Penitentiary System has not received documentation from Ricardo Martinelli , detained in El Renacer , which requires the authenticity established by the procedures for verification of signatures. Former President Martinelli maneuvers to delay court proceedings Chronicle …

The Local Organizing Committee of the World Youth Day (WYD) said yesterday that the estimated cost of organizing this event, from January 22 to 27, 2019, is $ 54.5 million. The funds will come, mostly, from the contribution of pilgrims, private donations, non-profit organizations, private companies, the public sector and …

Two associations of journalists in Panama denounced today that the Police prevented two local channels from covering the former President Ricardo Martinelli, in preventive detention for alleged espionage, which constitutes “a serious and unacceptable violation of fundamental guarantees.” The National Council of Journalists and the Forum of Journalists for Freedom …