Arquimedes SÁEZ“My extortion ring has been vindicated....”
Ana Matilde GOMEZ“I will not pay a fine to delinquents...”
Panama mining concessions spare important areas »
Key areas like Punta Barco, Coronado, Punta Pacifica, El Valle, Boquete and other such places where the members of our government and their friends live or own their vacation homes are unaffected. So there’s nothing to worry about, really.
Martinelli further isolated, investment grade under threat »
Standard & Poor’s warns that Panama could lose its coveted investment grade if Martinelli doesn’t change his ways after human rights groups condemn again the police brutality in Bocas.
Palacios reappears, walks on water »
We don’t know about you, dear reader, but we have tremendously enjoyed the great Palacios show over the last days. He was missing. The police said “we know nutting”. Then everybody got angry and demanded an investigation and, voilá! There was Palacios!
US government doesn’t trust Panama with espionage equipment »
The Panama government is using spying equipment for political espionage and to stay informed about legal cases against (affiliated) drug traffickers.
We all voted for Martinelli for a better future, but we got a free ride to death” »
Human Rights Everywhere (HREV) presented a report Wednesday as a result of its investigation of events in Bocas del Toro surrounding the strike of banana plantation workers and the subsequent repression by the police. And the data they offer once again confirms the chilling picture we’re all too familiar with by now of death, hundreds of wounded, torture, arbitrary arrests, lack of medical care, and one disappeared person last seen being taken away by a police force that behaved like a bunch of rabid animals.
Human Rights Watch demands investigation into Bocas abuses »
“Rather than trying to shift the blame, Panamanian authorities should ensure that those responsible for the abuses are brought to justice,” said José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights Watch. “The special commission could help clarify what happened, but it is no substitute for criminal prosecutions.”
One down, many more to go in Bocas massacres »
“Wild Bill” and his charming wife/girlfriend have been caught while trying to enter Nicaragua in a hijacked boat. This will solve at least a couple of murder cases in Bocas as well as some missing person mysteries, but the majority of the guilty in recent killing sprees remains at large.
Another missing person in Bocas del Toro’s Wild Bunch circus »
As if we don’t have enough dead people in Bocas del Toro already because of Wild Bill and Wild Ricardo; today we can add another missing person to the mix. Yes, dear reader, it’s just like the old times in Panama, the police takes someone off the streets and we never hear from him again!
“Wild Bill” and “Wild Ricardo”, dead bodies pile up in Bocas del Toro »
In the troubled province of Bocas del Toro the question on people’s minds these days is: Who killed more people, Wild Bill or Wild Ricardo? See what Panamanian TV won’t show you!
Sául Méndez plans long overdue media coup »
SUNTRACS leader Sául Méndez isn’t slowing down the struggle, and today announced yet another initiative against the corporate interests that threaten the livelihoods of working people: He’s taking on the media.
Martinelli heads for new clashes as “divide and conquer” fails »
Martinelli’s partial suspension of the sausage law is a lame attempt at “divide and conquer”, is not being taken seriously and will only lead to more protests and violent clashes.
Martinelli is right. That’s why we need your help »
Bananama Republic is an independent voice amidst the big corporate media outlets in Panama, and we need your help to continue to operate.
The day after the week before »
Street battle may be over in Bocas del Toro and daily life may slowly resume in the town of Changuinola, but we’re only now getting a first glimpse at the size of the stinking mess president Martinelli and his government have caused.
Martinelli turns baby killer »
As a result of the police shooting tear gas grenades into homes, an 8 months old baby has died of respiratory problems. The child could not be brought to a medical facility because of the violent situation in the streets.
Union leaders’ meeting at Soloy Hotel raided – UPDATE: police gives up! »
Leaders are holed up inside hotel, besieged by police.
