Panama inaugurated its most recent naval base in the installations of the former Coiba Island penal colony. Minister of Security Jose Raul Mulino says that the $1.79 million base has administrative offices and cells for those caught trafficking drugs off the Panamanian coast. There will also be a 1,250 foot dock, a landing strip...
Minister of Agriculture Emilio Kieswetter presented his irrevocable resignation to President Ricardo Martinelli on Thursday. Kieswetter says that his decision was motivated by personal matters and that he will return to his rice business. In the letter, he wishes the president a happy new year and thanks him for the opportunity to serve the...
The U.S. Treasury Department designated Lebanese-Colombian nationals Jorge Fadlallah Cheaitelly and Mohamad Zouheir El Khansa as drug kingpins for their Panama-based money laundering activity. “Jorge Fadlallah Cheaitelly runs an extensive money laundering network based in Panama and Colombia with ties to Mexico, Lebanon, and Hong Kong,” Adam Szubin, Director of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign...
Today, Thursday, December 29, the Ministry of Tourism is celebrating the arrival of two million visitors to Panama. To mark this annual record and the $2.5 billion generated, the Tourism Authority will surprise one lucky visitor at random with presents at Tocumen International Airport, said Minister of Tourism Salomon Shamah. Other accomplishments noted by...
The giant balloon parade did not go as smoothly as planned on Sunday. The aftermath included stampedes, traffic, gunshots, stab wounds, destroyed green areas and as much as $40,000 in damage to the christmas villages, particularly to the nativity scene. Víctor Ribadeneira of Showpro, the event organizer, said that the half a million people...
