Baby deaths in Panama continue to climb
The number of children who have died in Panama before reaching their first birthday has jumped 10.2%. (more…)
Month: May 2012
Panama-Taiwan relations cool down
The political dispute between President, Ricardo Martinelli, and Vice President Juan Carlos Varela, has put a freeze on diplomatic relations...
The friendly skies of Panama and beyond
President, Ricardo Martinelli who said he would not talk about politics after his confrontation with Vice President Juan Carlos Varela,...
Election promised cold chain halted
The construction of public markets forming part of the Cold Chain, one of the irrevocable election promises of" President...
Panama lawyers linked to US black list companies and government
US. citizens must exercise "extreme caution" in doing business or interacting with people related in some way with the companies...
BACKGROUND: Law firm involved with US black list warning
The law firm Veleiro, Mihalitsianos & de la Espriella (MV & E) consists of a group of young lawyers who...
Government unpaid $4 million halts bus routes
A group of bus owners in the area east of Panama stopped service on Monday, May 21 because the government...
6 Panama companies on US blacklist for nuclear aid to Iran
The US Treasury Department United States has placed six Panamanian corporations associated with the program of nuclear proliferation in Iran...
Panama and a “village of the damned”
While government ministers and spokespersons seek to play down the latest confrontation between riot police and the indigenous population another...
Indigenous protest against hydro development is tiny Minister
The Ngäbe-bugle, indigenous group protesting against the construction of the Barro Blanco Hydroelectric Project, is tiny says government minister Jorge...
National anti-Martinelli march set for May 24
The National Front for the Defense of Social Security (Frenadeso) called has called for a national march, against the “Ricardo...
Citizens Assembly concerned with “irrationality of power”
The Fifth Citizens' Assembly held in Panama Saturday, May 19, views with concern “the dynamics of absolute irrationality occurring in...
