President off the radar in Panama
In the midst of a growing scandal that is casting a shadow over Panama’s world image President Ricardo Martinelli did not appeared in public in...
Month: May 2011
Israeli security firms role in Panama revealed by WikiLeaks
A report based on WikiLeaks revelations Panama’s relationship with an Israeli security firm has been highlighted by McClatchy Newspapers and...
President Twitters response to growing scandals
Five days after the publication of scandals involving senior figures in his government President Ricardo Martinelli, has finally broken his silence … on Twitter. (more…)
Opponents of Financial Tower call for investigation of Heritage Director
Panama’s Financial Tower, described by observers as the strcture that nobody wants, will soon be underway as a demolition team...
U.S. Embassy staffer shot en route from airport
An American Embassy staff member was shot and killed on the way home fromTocumen Airport on Saturday May 7....
Panama Government hate campaign gets international hit
A Panamanian government “hate Campaign” against local media following publication of WikiLeaks revelations has been denounced in Paris by Reporters Sans...
Public transit and underground parking to fight traffic woes
A combination of improved public transit and the provision of underground parking lots are two moves underway in Panama to...
Calls from all sides for Martinelli to act on scandals
Government and opposition members of the National Assembly have united in calling for action by President Ricardo Martinelli, over the...
Culture for all, including the odd vulture
With Dra Lourdes Quijada Shortly before he died the famed Welsh poet and carouser, Dylan Tomas, took a rise...
Million dollar Free Zone “shopping’ trip spoiled.
A Colombian couple living in Punta Pacifica were planning something more than window shopping” in Panama’s Free Zone. (more…)
Cloud over Tourism Minister affecting the country reports
The lack of a visa for the Minister of Tourism to enter the United States affects not only the image of the government of Ricardo Martinelli but of the country and the...
Government struggling to deflect twin scandals
Government sponsored TV advertisements are trying to deflect the twin scandals of alleged contributions by a convicted fraudster to the...
