News blackout for Indigenous and government negotiators
A news blackout on the discussions over the mining and water concerns of the Ngobe Bugle was lifted only for...
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Mineral deposits in protected forest area
At least 13 mineral deposits have been identified in a protected forest area where MInera Panama and Petaquilla have concessions,...
Ruptured pipe leaves residents without water for 6 hours
A ruptured 20 inch water pipe, left residents in El Chorrillo, San Felipe, Santa Ana and Calidonia without drinking water...
Sunday water shut down in four areas
Four areas of Panama city will be without potable water for at least 10 hours on Sunday, March 4. The...
High living in Paitilla
Upscale Paitilla was the scene of a major drug bust on Thursday March 1. (more…)
UN takes facilitator rule in mining confrontation
The subcommittee seeking to hammer out a deal to solve mining and water resources disputes in the Ngäbe Bugle region...
Government flexible in dialogue Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister, Roberto Henriquez, insists the government has been flexible in the ongoing dialogue with Panama’s indigenous people who oppose...
Martinelli gives push to traffic jam committee
Two months after the creation of an interagency commission to address the problem of Panama’s traffic congestion, there is no...
Tourism boss taking journalist to court.
The Public Ministry (MP)has admitted a charge of defamation against La Prensa journalist Mónica Palm, by the administrator of the...
Negotiators abandon talks – road closures escalate
Within minutes of an incident at the National Assembly, when one or more protesters were injured, the indigenous negotiating team...
Nicaragua indigenous protests include kidnapping
While Panama’s own native protests are making headlines around the world, , other indigenous groups in Latin America are taking...
British education model arriving in Panama
By Dafydd Young British style education is coming to Panama with the opening in September of Kings College in Clayton....
