In Panama, Spanish companies are tripling the original price of construction projects. Yesterday, we celebrated another year of independence from the Spanish yoke, yet the Spanish continue to operate in our country, ripping us off with inflated project costs and overcharges on an unprecedented scale. This is a necessary step for cartels to distribute their poison to the north and use ports to reach Europe. Is this favoritism, or are the finance and human resources departments simply corrupt? Who dares to say otherwise? They told Josefa that the Minister of Commerce and Industries will be the flag-bearer today in Barrio Unido de Aguadulce. But who pays for this nonsense? They say this guy is going to hit harder than Mariano himself. Don't play with people's livelihoods. The Truth Data for Panama for this Saturday, November 29, 2025, was first published by La Verdad Panamá. Although scanners and intelligence are important, the flow of drugs will not stop. Officials from the Ministry of Education (Meduca) are furious over what they consider favoritism and discrimination by Lucinda, who, they say, awards seniority bonuses to her 'clique' while the vast majority are still left waiting. The complainants say that hundreds of people applied for benefits months ago and are still awaiting responses. Get your act together… They say the one who messed up was the representative of Parque Lefevre, Rody Rodríguez, when he defended a dismissed inspector, only to turn out to be a corrupt official. JR said that betraying the homeland means leaving hospitals, roads, bridges, and any other works in a state of total abandonment. This is what we received: They are boycotting Luchito; the 'Africans' and the 'Disciple of Escrivá' don't want to get involved with figures from previous governments. Heads up! The drug trade will not stop, says an expert, because our geographical position has historically been a strategic route for moving goods, and drugs are a crucial part of those shipments.
Spanish Companies in Panama: Corruption and Inflated Construction Costs
Spanish contractors in Panama are tripling project costs. Scandals over government and ministry corruption, plus ongoing drug trafficking through the country.