Martinelli nixes promised hold on Cinta Costera extension
In spite of commitments allegedly made by Panama’s delegates to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in Paris last week, President, Ricardo Martinelli, has...
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Victims of police action reject settlement offer
Victims of a police crackdown on striking demonstrators in Bocas del Toro last July have rejected a government settlement offer....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY: Poll shock for Palin fans
Canadians who have lived in Panama for more than five years become disenfranchised but American residents still have the right...
Europe moves to curb cars — Panama to build expressways
While Panama in its rush to become a “first world” country plans to extend the Cinta Costera speedway around one...
Transstmica area driving woes get worse
If driving along ViaTransístmica where you are plagued daily by traffic jams, and regularly by road blocking demonstrations, is your...
People traffickers could face 30 years behind bars
High ranking Foreign refugees accused of crimes accused of crimes against humanity, theft and corruption are routinely granted asylum in...
Government consultant sends Cinta Costera support letter to Unesco and Martinelli
The extension of the Cinta Costera around the Panama’s World Heritage site , has become “vital to the country” and...
Noriega not moving to luxury cell says prison director
Some prisoners in have ended up with cells as near to luxury as you can get in Panama’s overcrowded hell...
Move afoot to smarten up graduating lawyers
Anyone who has suffered at the hands of incompetent lawyers in Panama, will applaud the move underway to introduce a...
Minister climbs down after threat to journalist
After a reported rebuke from President Ricardo Martinelli, Panama’s Minister of Labor offered an apology for her remarks on television...
Panamas heritage escapes endangered listing by a whisker
Casco Viejo escaped listing by as an endangered Heritage by a whisker at the UNESCO ( UN Educational, Scientific and...
Archbishop tells government to tone down media attacks
Panama’s Catholic Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa has called on government authorities to "tone down" their discussion of the problems they have with...
