The lawyer Jorge Hernán Rubio presented this Saturday February 2 a complaint challenging the nomination of former President Ricardo Martinelli as a deputy of the circuit 8-8. Rubio, an ex-member of the Partido Popular (PP) , explained that Martinelli – nominated by the Alianza party – is currently being held in the El Renacer prison,…
OP ED: by James “JB” Bryson Please refer to the PNO.com blog entry and article last week that mentioned the fact that Varela administration was delinquent and tardy in disclosing what “discretionary spending” was for the past quarter of his term. New article in La Prensa today states that the numbers have been provided. BURNS…
Ricardo Martinelli , currently detained in El Renacer for the process he faces in the well-known case of punctures, was registered this afternoon as a candidate for mayor of the capital for Cambio Democrático (CD) in the midst of a murga, songs and dance dozens of followers who arrived at the party headquarters in Plaza…
The deadline for the submission of signatures for the candidacies for the free application closed yesterday, in the middle of a bitter dispute for the third place in the race for the Presidency. Ricardo Lombana and Dimitri Flores are fighting for that position. Yesterday, Lombana presented 26 thousand signatures – which still have to be…
OP ED: James “JB” Bryson- He will have to read it on Monday as he took a bunch of buddies to Key West for a Friday “conference”. All coming back the same day. The president of the National Assembly, Yanibel Ábrego , sent a letter of protest to the President of the Republic,…
The year 2019 started with a new clash between the Comptroller’s Office and the National Assembly. Assembly concludes extraordinary sessions without ratification of judges General Comptroller suspends payment of payroll 002 The comptroller, Federico Humbert , annulled more than 500 checks corresponding to the salaries of officials who work for about 18 deputies of different…
OP ED: by James “JB” Bryson As I bring 2018 to a close on the first year of being online with PANAMA NOW, I reflected on how much time and effort I placed into examining and let’s face it “criticizing” a Varela Administration that I honestly feel is flawed to the core. Many people have…
The country is practically immersed in the electoral process towards the general elections of 2019 and various sectors of society begin to toughen their protests and claims towards the government of President Juan Carlos Varela. On the one hand, Customs officials paralyzed the customs activity earlier this month, claiming a Christmas bonus, retirees and pensioners…
The team of lawyers of former President Ricardo Martinelli , imprisoned in El Renacer while being investigated for spying on communications from at least 150 people, has had several changes in recent months. Ex-prosecutors Dimas Guevara and Cristóbal Arboleda , for example, stopped being members of the group for several months. Holland Polo also left…
The results of a public opinion study that measured the intention to vote with a view to the presidential elections of May 2019 place Laurentino Cortizo as the favorite at this time. OPINION STUDY Cult Advertising requested consultation of intention to vote for 2019 Laurentino Cortizo was the candidate with the greatest intention to vote…
