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Okke Ornstein

Tropical journalist with a preference for strife, human rights affairs, conflict, investigations, champagne and atrocious shirts.

Fraud Artists
Patrick Visser & Keren Visser Katz

So, what the hell happened with Bananama Republic?

By Okke Ornstein | January 6, 2017

In August of last year, we received an email from our web host, 1984.is, that they had closed down Bananama Republic. Why? Apparently there was a court order from the Netherlands. We got a copy of that, and sure enough, Patrick Visser, of Silva Tree fame, as well as his wife, Keren Visser-Katz, had filed a civil case against your author, made sure we didn’t know about it, and won. They claimed that they had been unjustly labeled as frauds on this blog and, because I wasn’t there to contest that allegation, the judge decided that the offending articles had to be taken down, by me. Not by my web host, who wasn’t even a party to the case.

bernie sanders
Sean Hammerle

Bye bye, Sean Hammerle!

By Okke Ornstein | May 23, 2016

Mr. Sean Hammerle, who faked his own business past and present, resigns as chair of Democrats Abroad Panama.

Sean Hammerle
democrats abroad

Identity thief Sean Hammerle heads Democrats Abroad Panama

By Okke Ornstein | May 16, 2016

Sean Hammerle, chairman of Democrats Abroad Panama, faked staff members for his fundraising company.

Panama Papers

Panama City’s Former Mayor: War Criminals Welcome

By Okke Ornstein | April 7, 2016

Juan Carlos Navarro summarized Panama's attitude towards dirty money saying that even Dr. Mengele would be welcome to live and invest in Panama.

Panama Papers
Ramon Fonseca

Panic in Panama over Panama Papers

By Okke Ornstein | April 5, 2016

Grappling to deal with the facts, Panama's leaders go back and forth between denial and rage and "kill the messenger." #TheSaveFacePapers #DenialPapers #SomosPanamaPapers Brought to you by Odebrecht!

Panama Papers

Coima Confidential – memo from the Panama Papers desk

By Okke Ornstein | April 5, 2016

We had Mossack & Fonseca already in our sights in 2003 - Panamanians in between shock and denial - Foreign clients abandon Panamanian law firms

To boldly go...

No, we’re not dead. We’re on the road!

By Okke Ornstein | July 16, 2015

Just a quick note, dear readers, to let you know that we are not dead, nor in jail, nor dealing with Panama, actually... Too busy!

we know where you live
Patrick Visser & Keren Visser Katz

Patrick and Keren Visser strike again!

By Okke Ornstein | June 12, 2015

After unsuccesful attempts in the US, Panama and Israel, the Visser couple has this time hired a Dutch lawyer to send us legal threats.

cochinadas

Panama; dirty people in a dirty city

By Okke Ornstein | March 18, 2015

Our favorite magazine tells us that Panamanians are cochinos and that this needs to change, for tourism.

xenophobia

Bernal case represents everything wrong with Panama

By Okke Ornstein | March 17, 2015

In fight between Gustavo Garcia de Paredes and Miguel Antonio Bernal, the emperor may not wear any clothes, but Bernal isn't very well dressed either.

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