Demonstrations against Panama’s 9 in one law bring chaos to city traffic
Traffic chaos spread across Panama city yesterday during morning, noon and evening rush hours as students, workers and representatives of...
Month: July 2010
One dead 300 injured in battles between police and striking banana workers
A warning has been issued to American citizens to keep off the roads in Bocas del Toro where battles between...
Whenjudges become Court jesters and an attorney refuses to be a puppet
What the papers say La Prensa July 8 The Supreme Court of Justice remains committed to playing the game of...
Supreme Court says case against suspended Attorney General can proceed
Panama’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that there are grounds for suspended Attorney General, Ana Matilde Gómez to go trial,...
Canal expansion strike enters sixth day with 28 workers in jail
More than 500 workers engaged on the most important part of the widening of the Panama Canal, remain on strike...
Noriega, on trial in Panama, sentenced to 7 years in French jail
Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega has been sentenced by a French court to seven years in jail for money...
Panama’s Mayor investigating his predecessor
From the sidelines Mayor Bosco Vallarino, wants to be taken seriously, but the soap opera continuesThe day after he got...
Worker killed on Panama Canal widening project
A construction worker was killed Tuesday (July 6) while working on the dredging project to expand the Panama Canal. (more…)
Panama health worker vacations cancelled as flu deaths mount
With 12 confirmed deaths form flu related problems, and ongoing investigation into six more deaths on the weekend, the Ministry...
Ex Panama Maritime Authority director’s home raided in sexual freedom investigation
The home of Businessman Hugo Torrijos Richa, cousin of former president Martin Torrijos has been raided in connection with an...
Striking Panama Canal expansion workers arrested
Thirty striking workers who were working on the expansion of the Panama Canal have been arrested following clashes with the...
Panamas errant mayor stays on and fires management team
They pushed and they pulled, including the president Ricardo Martinelli and Vice President Juan Carlos Valerino, but they couldn’t get...
