Conflicting views on employment stats
Panama’s Minister of Economy and Finance has looked though one end of the telescope to defend President Ricardo Martinelli’s full...
Month: May 2011
When the show must go on becomes a reality
By Dafydd Young It’s the rainy season. A time for thunderstorm, and problems with those ugly electric boxes that hang...
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown
From the Sidelines There are few human situations, large or small scale, without an appropriate quotation from Shakespeare whose...
No explanation for diverted Casco Viejo social housing funds
By David Young A UNESCO report calling for a halt to the third stage of the Cinta Costera to save...
France awaiting U.S. OK to send Noriega to Panama
Panama has been assured by France that the former military dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega will be returned to Panama as...
Government stats contradict full employment claims
Assertions by President Ricardo Martinelli that Panama is a country with no unemployment are contradicted by statistics from the country’s comptroller...
$5 a gallon gas looming
If you use 95 octane gasoline in your car or truck, stand by for more glum news on Wednesday May...
Poisoning victims scuffle with police in attempt to close highway
Attempts by victims of the mass poisoning of Panamanians by government prepared medicines, to block the Transistmica highway were blocked...
Panama radiation levels climbing
Radiation levels in Panama’s sunny paradise are increasing, leading to increased danger of skin cancer.. (more…)
Unesco report calls for suspension of Cinta Costera expansion
A devastating Unesco report on Panama’s Casco Viejo, warns that if the third stage of the Cinta Costera goes ahead,...
Osama bin Laden death spurs warning for U.S. citizens
Following the weekend killing of Osama bin Laden, American citizens living or traveling outside of the U. S. have been...
Expats celebrate the Royal Wedding in Panama
The Social Scene with Dra Lourdes Quijada Nearly 70 expats from half a dozen countries turned up Panama’s Club Union...
