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Ceasing Mining Activity Raised Unemployment in Coclé, Columbus (Colón) and Chiriquí 
Ceasing Mining Activity Raised Unemployment in Coclé, Columbus (Colón) and Chiriquí 
Noriegas last stand
Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega will soon be heading to France as his last hope of avoiding extradition was killed...
UN condemns Panamas racial discrimination and plice violence
Panama has received a strong slap on the wrists from the United Nations for racial discrimination policies and police violence....
Man on way to birth of baby jailed by police in sweep of bystanders
On the heels of a UN report condemning police violence against Panamanian indigenous communities, comes an Ombudsman report of arrests...
Construction workers street protests will continue
The Union of Construction and Allied workers (SUNTRACS) will continue their street protests against government policies says their leader Saul...
Ocean to Ocean Cayuco race the weeks best free sporting event
The big spectator event for the upcoming week will be the annual Ocean-to-Ocean Cayuco race which runs Friday through Sunday...
Embattled Italian prime minister to visit Panama
Italy’s Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi under increasing political and judicial pressure at home will make a two-day official visit to...
Poll calls for change in PRD leadership.
In most democratic countries a shattering electoral defeat would mean a falling of heads in the heirachy of the routed...
Government and union leaders set to talk.
“Jaw Jaw not War War” was a rallying cry of demonstrators during the Cold War years. The message has reached...
Rising crime a threat to business, tourism and quality of life
The rise in crime in Panama is "dramatic" and a "major threat to the country" said U.S. Ambassador Barbara Stephenson...
Mayor’s approval rating falls to 23 percent
Over 66 percent of Panama’s citizens believe that Mayor Bosco Vallarino’s management is “bad” or “very bad”. (more…)
Thousands march, sing and chant to protest government decrees
A major demonstration by numerous groups objecting to government polices passed off peacefully on Thursday as riot police stood by...
Overreaction to signs defending city heritage
A campaign by residents of Casco Viejo designed to protect the historic site from some of the recent outrages perpetrated...