Kiwanis rally to help babies at Kids Hospital
Members of the Club Kiwanis, Canal de Panama, led by club president Alex Olivares and accompanied by nurses from the...
Month: April 2010
What the papers say: Creating an instrument of oppression
As the government moves to restrict right of assembly, and demonstration many, including lawyers, constitutional experts, civil liberty organizations and...
Martinelli may veto jailbird bill, but deputy stands firm
President Ricardo Martinelli, viewed by many as the new strongman of Panama,seems ready to put the brakes on some of...
Ruben Blades facing breach of contract trial
Panama’s Former Minister of Tourism, Ruben Blades will be in court in Puerto Rico on May 17 in a breach...
Caribbean flavor in an old time setting
Out and about An architectural step back in time, to the days of the Canal construction and the flavor of...
Education Minister under fire shoots back
Minister of Education, Lucy Molinar, who as a TV broadcaster was an outspoken critic of the government and those in...
Martinelli amnesty announcement raising eyebrows
The latest surprise announcement by President Ricardo Martinelli, saying that he plans to legalize "hundreds of thousands" of Colombians living...
Panama banks get a thumbs up from Fitch
Banks in Panama, Costa Rica and el Salvador, got a pat on the back from Fitch Ratings agency on Thursday,...
World Heritage site named as new Alcatraz for Panama
Coiba, an island jewel listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO, saw its last prisoner leave six years ago, but...
Deputy proposes 2 years jail for street blockers
An earlier submission to the National Assembly by a member of the ruling party that protesters face a year in...
Noriega, France bound, facing new trial in Panama
A new case against former dictator Manuel Noriega for his alleged role in the death and disappearance and death of...
Government and civil group face off
The struggle between representatives of the government and civil society continue says La Prensa with the latest darts directed at...
