COLON CRISIS – 400 at funeral of nine year old casualty in Colon
Over 400 people turned up in Colon on Thursday October 25 for the funeral of the a nine year old,...
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Tawain joins China to protest Martinelli faux pas
Taiwan has joined China in urging Panama to "respect" the long and loyal bilateral relationship and remain "neutral" in the...
Colon protests expand with conflicting government messages
Demonstration in Colon and across the country continued throughout Wednesday October 24 as conflicting messages from the government created renewed...
Striking nurses want government dialogue
While the government is being rebuffed in its attempts at dialogue with protest groups in Colon, it doesn’t want to...
Martinelli’s pro Japan stance angers China
The tendency of President Martinelli to step into political minefields, has raised the ire of Chinese authorities who have told...
Bribe pledge to Martinelli alleged as Italian conglomerate boss arrested
Paolo Pozzessere, the head of Italian defense and aerospace technology company Finmeccanica, was arrested in Rome Tuesday on charges of...
Third death as Colon protesters battle police
A third person has been killed in clashes with police and border troops in Colon, and a fourth died in...
Protests against events in Colon spread
Business associations, unions, indigenous groups and environmentalists in the province of Chiriqui together in protest of the “repression” occuring in...
Second child shot in Colon disturbances
A seven year old became the second child victim of gunfire in the Colon disturbances on Monday, October 22 .Manuel...
A call to Panama for support for marine sanctuary
An international petition to save the world’s largest marine sanctuary has already been signed by dozens of Panamanian residents, but...
President exits Colon chaos for Asia trip
While chaos reigns in Colon, and cabinet ministers insist that the government will not back down on its plans to...
Colon completes terrible trilogy for Martinelli protestors
Business leaders, unions, the Church and civil rights groups, have united in protesting the government plan to sell off state...
