Mining code reform back in National Assembly
Reforms to Panama’s Mining Code, which led to violent protests and clashes with police earlier in the year, are back on the...
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Panama’s annual pilgrimage for book lovers
Dra Lourdes Quijada At least seven countries will take part in Panama’s seventh International Book Fair in Atlapa in August. (more…)
The big M will set a world record at the Olympics
The big M is about to get bigger as the world’s biggest McDonald’s restaurant is being built to feed the...
Mayor Bosco illegal election challenge drags on through courts
The legal and political debate over the the mayoralty post of Bosco Ricardo Vallarino drags on, with newly appointed Supreme...
Varela comments on presidency open can of worms
Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Varela, said on Monday that he would not assume the presidency if President Ricardo Martinelli was absent for more than 10...
Tea Party star blames migraine on high heels
Former advisors to Michele Bachmann, the Tea Party congresswoman who is a front runner in the Republican race for the...
Figali attorney claims double jeopardy
A motion has been filed for dismissal of a charge against Panamanian businessman Jean Figali because of possible double jeopardy. (more…)
U.S. Mr Glum and Wendi become Murdoch hearing celebrities
Viewers around the world, watching the hearings on the Rupert Murdoch media empire, as Murdoch and his son James were...
41 arrests after highway closing and tear gas attack
A seven hour closing of the Inter-American Highway by indigenous demonstrators ended with a tear gas attack by riot police, and...
60 Sex trade victims found in Panama raids
The white slave trade is alive and well in Panama according to organized crime prosecutors. (more…)
Strauss-Kahn letting off steam
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn who weeks before his fall was advising Panama on its economic strategies, has told his...
Plans for Chorillo: Dont call us, well call you
An American Urban Planning professor who spent seven years studying the problems of El Chorillo, has learned the meaning of...
