US Embassy issues second Bocas del Toro warning
American citizens have received their second alert from the US embassy urging precautions in the Bocas del Toro region of...
Month: July 2010
Restraint and prudence in a war zone
What the Papers Say: La Prensa July 11 Changuinola and some of the surrounding villages are beginning to look like...
New law leading to nationwide protests, deaths and general strike in Panama
The fast track passing of nine bills in one, under the guise of a law relating to aviation has led...
Worlds most luxurious private yacht moored in Panama
The world’s most luxurious yacht The “A” owned by Russian billionaire Andrei Meinichenko, spent much of the week anchored off...
Martinelli backs away from planned World Cup jaunt
Hours after he had announced that he was leaving the country with family and selected friends for a weekend trip...
High profile businessman heads to jail on money laundering charges
Businessman Jean Figali, under investigation on charges of money laundering, has been transferred to El Renacer Prison, said his lawyer...
Strikers release three police held since Thursday
Three policemen who had been held by the striking banana workers in Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, since Thursday were released on...
Protesting .teachers block principle thoroughfare in Santiago, Panama
Educators from Veragua closed Central Avenue in Santiago, Panama for an hour on Saturday afternoon, undeterred by new laws threatening...
Second worker killed during protests over governments sausage bill
A second worker participating in the protests against Act 30, the 9 in one or chorizo (sausage) bill, has been...
Panama mayor challenged on misuse of funds allegations
Mayor Bosco Vallarino just doesn’t seem to be able to avoid trouble. Earlier in the year his salary was garnisheed...
Tourists stranded as Indigenous workers battle police in Bocas del Toro
Continuing battles between striking workers and police got off to an early start in Changuinola, Bocas del Toro.on Saturday after...
Intimidation of Panama journalists prompts ongoing protests
Journalists in Panama continue to protest about government intimidation highlighted by three incidents in the last week when working journalists...
