Trial against former Panamanian president Martinelli for espionage begins
The trial against former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli for political espionage during his term (2009-2014) started on Wednesday
July 21, 2021Topic
Panama
Panama and Japan want to identify joint green investment projects
Post-pandemic economic growth will depend on the green economy and digital transformation, so Japan and Panama want to "identify" joint...
July 18, 2021
ECLAC raises growth forecast for Latin America to 5.2% in 2021
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on Thursday raised its 2021 growth forecast for the region...
July 8, 2021
Blackout affects 15 million people in Central America
A major power blackout affected at least 15 million people for over 2 hours on Wednesday in some Central American...
July 8, 2021
President Cortizo announces US$12 billion public investment in Panama
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Panama's president, Laurentino Cortizo, announced on Thursday a US$12 billion public investment plan to boost...
July 2, 2021
New pandemic wave with presence of new strains consolidates in Panama (June 29)
The Panamanian government announced new social restriction measures given the consolidation of a new wave of Covid 19 infections, which...
June 30, 2021
Former president Martinelli faces new trial for political espionage in Panama
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The former president, Ricardo Martinelli, will face two crimes: interception of telecommunications and monitoring, persecution,...
June 21, 2021
Panama creates a large reserve that raises its protected marine waters to 30%
Panama created on Tuesday a Pacific reserve of more than 67,000 square kilometers, almost the size of the country, raising...
June 8, 2021
“Brazil will fail if it uses commodities in short-term measures” – IDB President
According to Mauricio Claver-Carone, "the consortium was established to cover 20% of populations and we haven't reached that."
June 7, 2021