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Former president under investigation

  Prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged money laundering by former President Ernesto Pérez Balladares through a shell company. Prosecutors are looking into whether the activities of shell company Shelf Holding Inc., which received a stream of money from the company Lucky Games, were illegal. The investigation, which began on Sept. 14, is headed by José Ayu Prado, head of the Special Prosecutor's Office of Organized Crime. So far, the prosecutor has sent two dozen of letters requesting information from various sources. Judicial sources said this is being done ......


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Inadeh develops new technology programs

The National Institute for Human Development (Inadeh) is currently developing three new programs in the area of technology.  In a statement, the entity announced that the programs being offered will fall into the categories of remote and on-site technical support; networking for small and medium enterprises; and application development (Net and JAVA). According to the press release, a number of technology-based companies, including DELL, Arango Software, Telefónica, Indra, ...

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Regional entities vow to counter climate change

The Central American Integration System (SICA) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) are preparing to influence government policies in the region on climate change. SICA and IUCN, with funding from the Government of Denmark, met in Panama this past Sept. 29-30 to carry out a workshop geared towards the strengthening of citizen participation on the issue. During the conference, information was presented on the impacts of climate change in Central America, and a ...

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Groups concerned about lack of progress on reforms

The Ecumenical Committee, which was tasked with helping the government make reforms to the judicial system, has said that its recommendations are being ignored. "We have not been summoned to any meetings, and the government is not paying attention to any of our recommendations," said Roberto Bruneau, a member of the committee. "It seems like they are trying to make this issue disappear." The committee delivered 28 recommendations to the government in September ...

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Indigenous protestors arrested in Plaza Catedral

At 2 a.m on Saturday, police arrested ten members of the indigenous communities Naso and Ngäbe, who were occupying the Cathedral Plaza in San Felipe in protest. The group had organized a protest in front of the Presidency of the Republic on Friday afternoon, pleading with the government for a solution to the pending land dispute with company Ganaderas Bocas del Toro, who they claim evicted them from their communities last March 30. Following the demonstration, the protestors decided ...

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Intense rain causes havoc across the city

The heavy rain recorded on Sunday afternoon has left several houses affected in the area of Tocumen, mainly due to clogged gutters, according to reports by the national civil protection system SINAPROC. The director of operations for the agency, Javier Castillo, informed that another five houses were affected by sewer blockage in sector 4 of Pacora, and that a tree had fallen in the area of Juan Díaz. Meanwhile, motorists struggled to avoid the huge puddles that had formed along the ...

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Officials investigate alleged human trafficking and falsified work permits

The special prosecutor's office for organized crime is currently investigating alleged connections in the country to an international criminal network dedicated to human trafficking from China and falsification of official Panamanian documents.  This, according to police intelligence sources. Last week, the office was able to apprehend 59 work permits with allegedly falsified stamps of the Ministry of Labor in Panama, said the source. In that raid a couple, with Chinese nationality, was ...

 

 

 


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