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 first actions undertaken by the…
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 that he spoke with the…
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‘legislative shrimp’ promoted by the deputy Roberto Ayala, of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), and that repealed Law 2 of February 10, 2015, regarding the contract law with the company PSA Panama International Terminal, SA, in charge of the operation of a container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 a subject unknown by deputies…
The President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela, announced the appointment of Deputy Minister Carlos Eduardo Rubio as the new Minister of Government, replacing Minister María Luisa Romero, as of May 2, 2018. The president thanked Romero for having accepted the challenge of being Vice Minister of Government and then directing this Ministry of such…
The deputy of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) Roberto Ayala, harshly questioned for introducing a modification to the project 53 whose original objective was to adopt measures related to the process of opening companies and which ended up repealing Law 2 of February 10, 2015, was defended Yesterday through a statement, although it was not…
by James “JB” Bryson I made a quick little post the other day about the “promise” going forward of more oversights in the awarding of lucrative government infrastructure and high paying engineering and civil projects to inside contacts within past administrations. Look, if one recalls back in the US during the Gulf War, there was…
New President Abdo Benítez promises a Paraguay without divisions The elected president of Paraguay, the conservative Mario Abdo Benítez, said, after the unofficial results that gave him victory in the elections this Sunday, which assumes the commitment to build a country in which the divisions ended. “We have to build a country with responsibility and…
When the life of the opponent Antonio Ledezma was in danger, he escaped from Venezuela INTERVIEW Antonio Ledezma is 71 years old, very hoarse voice, and a great internal mission: to strip the regime of Nicolás Maduro. From the exile, he feels he can put pressure, unite more countries to adopt positions to leave Maduro alone…
In the middle of a hectic political Sunday, members of the official Panameñista Party also made yesterday a day of registration of new adherents who join the ranks of the collective. The day is part of the actions taken by the ruling party to prepare for the process of internal elections that is scheduled for…
The intermediate hearing to Milagros Lay, accused of alleged fraud and falsification of documents was rescheduled for next Thursday, May 10, at 8:00 am in Room 9 of the Accusatory Penal System (SPA) in Plaza Ágora. The diligence was suspended in order to inform one of the victims, who could not attend the hearing, about…
