What the papers say: Creating an instrument of oppression
As the government moves to restrict right of assembly, and demonstration many, including lawyers, constitutional experts, civil liberty organizations and...
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Martinelli may veto jailbird bill, but deputy stands firm
President Ricardo Martinelli, viewed by many as the new strongman of Panama,seems ready to put the brakes on some of...
Education Minister under fire shoots back
Minister of Education, Lucy Molinar, who as a TV broadcaster was an outspoken critic of the government and those in...
Martinelli amnesty announcement raising eyebrows
The latest surprise announcement by President Ricardo Martinelli, saying that he plans to legalize "hundreds of thousands" of Colombians living...
Panama banks get a thumbs up from Fitch
Banks in Panama, Costa Rica and el Salvador, got a pat on the back from Fitch Ratings agency on Thursday,...
World Heritage site named as new Alcatraz for Panama
Coiba, an island jewel listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO, saw its last prisoner leave six years ago, but...
Deputy proposes 2 years jail for street blockers
An earlier submission to the National Assembly by a member of the ruling party that protesters face a year in...
Noriega, France bound, facing new trial in Panama
A new case against former dictator Manuel Noriega for his alleged role in the death and disappearance and death of...
Government and civil group face off
The struggle between representatives of the government and civil society continue says La Prensa with the latest darts directed at...
Killings jump 20%, most not drug related
The first three months of 2010 showed a dramatic increase in the number of killings in Panama. In the first...
City council moves on garbage problem with government handout
Finally City Mayor Bosco Vallarino seems to have woken up to dealing with Panama's garbage problem once defined by President...
Another construction site death
While government inspectors were still checking security measures at the Tower Rivage building on Avenida Balboa where a taxi driver...
