A Panama 70-year Christmas Eve tradition lives on
By Dra Lourdes Quijada SEVENTY year’s ago Panama City was blacked out, for Christmas, not by the failure of the...
Month: December 2011
A flight of fancy
LAS BOVEDAS in Casco Viejo is a favorite spot for both visitors to Panama and local residents. (more…)
Italian senator raises possible bribery link to Panama
PANAMA'S government has hunkered down in a defensive mode over growing concerns about contracts with an Italian company and possible...
The words of a provocateur
THE BRITISH WRITER, polemicist and provocateur Christopher Hitchens, who moved from the left to neo-con, and enraged many of his...
The end of a war?
by Mark Scheinbaum* CONROE, TEXAS (Dec 17, 2011)--The Pentagon says the U.S. war in Iraq is officially over except that...
Italian prosecutor zooming in on Panamanian contracts
ITALY'S ATTORNEY General's office in Naples has launched an investigation into a contract to build prisons in Panama. (more…)
Woman in eye of the land titling scandal behind bars
THE FORMER Director of the Land Titling Authority, at the center of the land titling scandal in Juan Hombrón, Cocle,...
Canada FTA a done deal but tax haven concerns linger
By Howard Williams* The Canadian government is assured of victory in its drive to push through quickly the necessary legislation...
No Panama investigation of government deal with accused Italian group
The head of a Italian company, part of a group that got $250 million dollars of mostly no-bid contracts from...
Noriega legal team told to keep mum about defense strategy
Panama’s former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega has ordered his lawyers, led by his daughter Lorena Noriega, to keep silent about...
Entente cordiale with France evaporating as tax agreement rejected
If there was ever an entente cordiale, between France and Panama as reflected in photos of the countries’ presidents shaking...
Expats seasonal night out for the hardy
The Entertainment scene with Zuleira A sparkling night seasonal romp for Expats of all ages and sizes is set for...
