Panama crime rate doubled in 5 years UN agency
The homicide rate in Panama is three times the world’s average and seven times higher than the average American city...
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$30,000 a month spin doctor facing tough slog with Panamas image
In a week in which Panama’s world image has taken a beating from many sides, the news has come out...
Panama suspended by IOC as internal struggles continue
Panama’s image on the world stage took another hit this week when the president of the International Olympic Committee Jacques...
Panama gets failing grade in anti-corruption war
Panama has failed to make significant progress in lowering corruption according, to Transparency International. (more…)
Another three die in second trans Panama crash
Hours after 16 people were killed in an accident on the trans Panama highway in Santiago another three died on...
Tiny steps against fraudulent property transfers
Any document that has been altered using correction fluid will be rejected by Panama's Public Registry. This is one of...
Deaths of 5 children may be linked to tear gas crackdown
Five children in Bocas del Toro, Panama may have died from complications caused by exposure to tear gas fired by...
13dead,19 seriously hurt in Panama highway crash
Another multi-vehicle crash on the Trans Panama highway near Santiago, killed a 13 people and seriously injured 19 on Monday...
Walking in harmony for a cause
They walked, marched, danced, pirouetted and some (in wheelchairs) rode, in their thousands along Panama’s Cinta Costera on Sunday, October...
Driver training for new Metro buses begins in November
The first five vehicles of Panama’s new Metro Bus system will arrive in November for the start of driver training....
Martinelli strong arm tactics reminiscent of past dictatorships Time
Any comparison between Panama’s Ricardo Martinelli and former military dictators is unfair, Panama has a functional democracy says Vice President...
Crime still Panamas greatest problem: survey
Government claims that Panama is now safer are contradicted by statistics. and public perception. (more…)
