People traffickers could face 30 years behind bars
High ranking Foreign refugees accused of crimes accused of crimes against humanity, theft and corruption are routinely granted asylum in...
Month: June 2011
Government consultant sends Cinta Costera support letter to Unesco and Martinelli
The extension of the Cinta Costera around the Panama’s World Heritage site , has become “vital to the country” and...
Noriega not moving to luxury cell says prison director
Some prisoners in have ended up with cells as near to luxury as you can get in Panama’s overcrowded hell...
Move afoot to smarten up graduating lawyers
Anyone who has suffered at the hands of incompetent lawyers in Panama, will applaud the move underway to introduce a...
Minister climbs down after threat to journalist
After a reported rebuke from President Ricardo Martinelli, Panama’s Minister of Labor offered an apology for her remarks on television...
Panamas heritage escapes endangered listing by a whisker
Casco Viejo escaped listing by as an endangered Heritage by a whisker at the UNESCO ( UN Educational, Scientific and...
Archbishop tells government to tone down media attacks
Panama’s Catholic Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa has called on government authorities to "tone down" their discussion of the problems they have with...
Unesco calls for halt to Cinta Costera Extension
UNESCO, at a meeting in Paris, has asked the Panamanian Government to stop the freeze the Cinta Costera Costera expansion...
Minister calls on Cinta Costera expansion opponents to be part of solution
Panama’s Minister of Public Works, Federico Suarez, held out what seemed like an olive branch to opponents of the third phase of the Cinta Costera...
Old lady Panama adds a few years
You are as old as you feel, so the Panamanian Isthmus is not likely to lose sleep over the discovery...
Not only in Panama is money the big persuader
From the Sidelines What has Dominique Strauss-Kahn got to do with Panama? Currently very little, although the country was recently...
Another obstacle to U.S. Panama FTA
Reports of heavy handed action against government employees in Panama have helped contribute to one more bump on the road leading...
