The swimmer Edgar Crespo , 29 years old, gave Panama its first gold medal in the Central American and Caribbean Games, which take place in Barranquilla (Colombia), to dominate the 50 meters chest. With an explosive start and a rhythm that did not go down, the Panamanian surprised the favorites Jorge Murillo, from Colombia, and…
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 embezzlement in the Savings Bank…
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 become president. Dimitri Flores says that…
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 independents Flores, Gómez and Lombana…
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 with my friend was forthright…
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 año. El documento establece que…
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 document establishes that any…
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 do not oppose it, “he…
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 record Suspended tender of the…
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 am very happy that today…
