Peace crusading pastor killed in Panama
The pastor of an evangelical church who played a prominent role In the Crusade for Peace, to combat violence in...
Month: July 2010
Ex cop fired for trying to smuggle gun into jail
A retired police lieutenant was one of two workers fired from their jobs at the Judicial Communications Center on Monday...
Stay away fom health centers Chiriqui residents told
Health officials in Chiriquí are warning residents to stay away from health centers unless they are in dire need. (more…)
Thousands attend funerals of demonstrators shot by police
Thousands of people attended the funerals on Sunday, July 18, of two people killed during protests in Bocas del Toro....
Nature lovers celebrate a special Panama birthday
Nature lovers in Panama on Sunday (July 18) celebrated the only protected area in Central America that is within the...
Panama heading for human rights court.court
The Inter-American Regional Organization of Workers (ORIT) is taking the Panamanian government to court for what it calls “the massacre”...
Martinelli mea culpa, promises high level commission into police action, increased pay, reconstruction
After meetings lasting more than six hours in Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, on Saturday, President Ricardo Martinelli issued a mea...
El Nio failed to dampen spirits at French national celebrations in Panama
The Social Scene with Andrea France celebrated Quatorze Juillet, (July 14) the French national holiday marking the storming of the...
Panama scores high on Interpol most wanted list
Thirty five Panamanians are on the "most wanted" list of international criminals sought by Interpol, but its closest neighbors, are...
Poverty stricken adolescent girls can become a force for change
Un-planned parenthood, leading to early marriage or single motherdom, followed by multiple partnerships is endemic in Panama.A dispatch from the...
Government acknowledges mistakes in the handling of Bocas crisis
The Government of Panama has acknowledged its mistakes in the handling of the crisis in Bocas del Toro which left...
President denies being booed by soccer crowd
During Panama’s Jazz Festival,mayor Bosco Vallarino was roundly booed by the crowd. President Ricardo Martinelli denied media reports that he had...
