Colon businesses and schools close as Martinelli blames foreigners.
President Martinelli accused unknown people of inciting the riots that closed schools and shops in Colon on Friday October 19....
Month: October 2012
US election nail biter for both sides as Panama Dems extend ly hand
With the US election a little over two weeks away it’s beginning to look like nail-biting time for both sides. ...
Colon riots as sale of Free Zone lands gets assembly nod
Approval of a bill allowing the sale of land in the Colon Free Zone led to violent confrontations in Colon...
Colon riots as sale of Free Zone lands gets the nod
Approval of a bill allowing the sale of land in the Colon Free Zone led to violent confrontations in Colon...
Nobel Prize laureate in Panama warns on planets future
A Nobel Prize laureate issued a stark warning about the future of an overdeveloped planet at an international science conference...
UK family continues 3 year search for journalist in tourist safe Costa Rica
Ten European and US citizens have gone missing or been murdered in Costa Rica since 2009 with little or no...
Violence against women – another sad week
Scores of Panama residents have signed a petition circling the world calling on Pakistan’s government to promote education for women....
New electoral judge gets broad approval
The appointment of n Heriberto Araúz Sanchez as the new Electoral Tribunal (TE) judge has received broad approval in Panama. (more…)
Gay rights group visits Ombudsman over discrimination policies
Panama’sGay rights group AHMNP has lodged a report with the Office of the Ombudsman alleging a stagnation in the promotion...
Criminal complaint lodged against Martinelli insider
A criminal complaint against the secretary general of the ruling Democratic Change Party alleging mismanagement of funds while heading a...
WORLD CUP – Assembly rests as Panama struggleS through
Suspending the National Assembly for the afternoon was not enough of an incentive for Panama’s national soccer team to perform...
Panama on autopilot as country ruled by Twitter – constitutionalist
President Ricardo Martinelli has “left the country on autopilot." while he is in Germany says constitutional lawyer Miguel Antonio Bernal. (more…)
