Government links to Murcia and alleged drug smuggling surface
Links between senior members of Panama's government and convicted Colombian fraudster David Murcia Guzmán and his local partner Ernesto Chong,...
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WikiLeaks founder slams Facebook and Twitter
Facebook is "the most appalling spying machine ever invented" according to Julian Assange, the creator of Wikileaks who is under...
86 facing charges in human trafficking scandal
One week after a Panamanian newspaper revealed the scandal of alleged human trafficking through the country’s immigration department, the power...
Conflicting views on employment stats
Panama’s Minister of Economy and Finance has looked though one end of the telescope to defend President Ricardo Martinelli’s full...
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown
From the Sidelines There are few human situations, large or small scale, without an appropriate quotation from Shakespeare whose...
No explanation for diverted Casco Viejo social housing funds
By David Young A UNESCO report calling for a halt to the third stage of the Cinta Costera to save...
France awaiting U.S. OK to send Noriega to Panama
Panama has been assured by France that the former military dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega will be returned to Panama as...
Government stats contradict full employment claims
Assertions by President Ricardo Martinelli that Panama is a country with no unemployment are contradicted by statistics from the country’s comptroller...
$5 a gallon gas looming
If you use 95 octane gasoline in your car or truck, stand by for more glum news on Wednesday May...
Poisoning victims scuffle with police in attempt to close highway
Attempts by victims of the mass poisoning of Panamanians by government prepared medicines, to block the Transistmica highway were blocked...
Unesco report calls for suspension of Cinta Costera expansion
A devastating Unesco report on Panama’s Casco Viejo, warns that if the third stage of the Cinta Costera goes ahead,...
Osama bin Laden death spurs warning for U.S. citizens
Following the weekend killing of Osama bin Laden, American citizens living or traveling outside of the U. S. have been...
