For weeks, Oscar Mira has maintained that he knew nothing about the contracts awarded to his siblings or the hundreds of invoices now under scrutiny. But that explanation raises an obvious question: if these transactions were happening around him, how could they have escaped his
Questions continue to surface about members of the Mira family, and now another relative has entered the spotlight. News Five has confirmed the authenticity of a Ministry of Finance memorandum approving the temporary employment of Eris Mira, the wife of Brian Mira. According to the
The questions surrounding spending at the Ministry of Defense continue to grow. Just as the controversy over the so-called "Mira Millions" dominates the national conversation, a new batch of leaked documents suggests the practice may have extended far beyond a single family or company. News
As the fallout from the Mira family contracts controversy grows, attention is now shifting beyond Oscar Mira and onto others who oversaw the ministry during the period in question. Prime Minister John Briceño has confirmed that Florencio Marin Jr., the senior minister responsible for the
Even as the Ministry of National Defense finds itself at the center of a widening procurement controversy, officials insist it's business as usual. With no substantive minister currently at the helm and auditors combing through years of procurement records, the focus now turns to how
Rather than waiting for the dust to settle around the Mira contracts controversy, the Briceño administration says it's moving to overhaul the entire procurement system. Facing growing calls for greater accountability in government spending, Prime Minister John Briceño today unveiled plans to modernize how public
Even as the government works to introduce stricter controls on future spending, questions remain about contracts and purchases already made. Prime Minister John Briceño says the ongoing audit of the Ministry of National Defense will be key to uncovering exactly how public funds were spent
Oscar Mira says he had already moved to end the criminal complaint against Alberto August before the DPP stepped in. According to Mira, he filed a further police statement last Friday asking that the charges be dropped, then met with family and close advisers who
With two of his Cabinet colleagues now on administrative leave, Foreign Affairs Minister Francis Fonseca returned to work facing tough questions of his own. On his first day back, Fonseca weighed in on the unfolding controversies surrounding Oscar Mira and Florencio Marin Jr., both sidelined
A routine audit has now led to disciplinary action at one of the country's cultural institutions. Minister of Culture Francis Fonseca has confirmed that a NICH employee has been dismissed after investigators uncovered unauthorized withdrawals and payments involving National Celebrations Commission funds. The discovery came
