Demonstrations turn violent as riot police fire tear gas
Peaceful demonstrations in Chiriqui and Veraguas turned violent as riot police moved in on indigenous protesters on Saturday, February 26....
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Martinellis ombudsman statements create outrage
President Ricardo Martinelli’s latest pronouncement, this time over the appointment of Panama’s ombudsman has outraged constitutional experts and church leaders....
Riot police move on indigenous protestors
Riot police arrived Saturday, Feburary 16, at several points on the Pan American highway in Chiriqui after three days of...
Former Bolivian anti-drug chief shipped from Panama to US on trafficking charges
A former head of Bolivia’s anti drug program who arrived in Panama on Thursday, has been shipped to the United...
Friction inside Panamas ruling coalition
The latest signs of friction in Panama’s ruling coalition government came to light in discussions over the appointment of an ombudsman....
Henry Morgan guns recovered from Panamas Caribbean waters
The recovery of six former British guns submerged in the Caribbean waters of Panama has re-ignited interest in the Welsh...
More police charged in prison burning deaths
Charges were filed Friday, February 25, against another four police officers linked to the burning deaths of five inmates in...
Human capital investment needed with Panama public education one of worlds worst
With the country’s public education system ranked as “one of the worst in the world” government leaders at an economic...
Panama murder case goes to trial 41 years on
Forty- one years after the death of a National Guard, during the Noriega military dictatorship, a murder case will be...
Pacora bus owners highway blockade in second day
Owners of diablos rojos that have been blocking the Pan American highway at Pacora for over 24 hours remain defiant,...
On-off, on-off minor accident report system partially on
A year after it was first approved the legislation on minor accident reports will come into effect on Thursday March...
Diablos rojos and mining protesters block public highways
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24. Owners of diablos rojos (outdated and retired U.S. school buses) closed the Pan American Highway in the...
