Mubarak style orders from Martinelli's Montesinos

Presidency ordered phone blackout

The order to shut down mobile phone service in the area between Horconcitos (Chiriquí) and Viguí (Veraguas) came from the presidency, La Prensa reveals today. The newspaper cites Zelmar Rodríguez, administrator ... More »

On Thursday 9 Feb 2012
In Corruption, Politics
Tag Cable & Wireless cellular service claro digicell intervention julio moltó la prensa martinelli mining movistar ngöbe raul mulino security council wiretapping
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Ngöbe leaders demand investigations into murders and rape

Police hunts down murder witnesses

The national police may have returned to its barracks, but that doesn't mean they're just sitting there with their arms crossed waiting for the fallout of days of ... More »

On Thursday 9 Feb 2012
In Corruption, Politics
Tag beasts gustavo perez human rights mining murder ngöbe police rape
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"I'll take everyone down with me!"

Martinelli’s rage attacks, threats

President Martinelli may be invisible, but our sources in the Palace tell us that behind the scenes he is yelling and screaming and having rage attacks as if ... More »

The crisis is over, but situation still tense

Why the Ngöbe had to die

The violence against the Ngöbe uprising may be over since an agreement was reached yesterday, but many questions remain to be answered and issues are unsolved. Why was all ... More »

On Wednesday 8 Feb 2012
In Corruption, featured, Politics
Tag btesh crisis hydroelectric martinelli mining ngöbe papadimitriu super99 virzi
With 4 Comments

Court throws case back at dumb prosecutors

Friesner case goes nowhere

One of the reasons we are always so on top of everything here at Bananama Republic is really because of our vast network of sources and spies. One ... More »

DIscovery: Journalists have opinions!

Canadian journalist refused entry

While our c̶a̶p̶o̶ ̶d̶i̶ ̶m̶a̶f̶i̶a̶ great president Martinelli was babbling in Davos about how Panama has real press freedom, the immigration authorities at Tocumen International M̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ ̶L̶a̶u̶n̶d̶e̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶C̶e̶n̶t̶e̶r̶ Airport stopped ... More »

On Saturday 28 Jan 2012
In Corruption
Tag canada cbc inmet martinelli mining ngöbe panama press freedom rosie simms rsf scam pimp terrorist don winner
With 1 Comment

Don Winner again caught with hands in cookie jar

Scam pimp in grand theft GPS maps

NOW what do we read in our beloved Panama Guide™ webzine? Another one of Don Winner's good friends bites the dust! On the run for the law. Fleeing charges ... More »

Panama upgrades to Noriega v.2.0

Drug Government Becomes Stronger

Op-ed by Dr. Mauro Zuñiga Arauz It is a known fact that many state governments have been, in one form or another, linked to drug traffickers. The same can be ... More »

On Wednesday 28 Dec 2011
In Corruption
Tag drug trade g-2 kleptocracy lavitola martinelli mauro zuñiga money laundering noriega super99
With 4 Comments

Lucha libre between Martinelli and Eisenmann

Battle of the oligarchs

In case you missed it: Our president is on a crusade for respect, peace and justice in our tiny nation and of course he can't use criticism from ... More »

On Wednesday 28 Dec 2011
In Corruption
Tag biodiversity museum biomuseo eisenmann frank gehry la prensa lucha libre martinelli oligarchs
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Corruption in journalism

Al Giordano’s authentic smear

I just finished reading a story by Narco News publisher Al Giordano titled, "A Contrast in Discourses: Sicilia and the Peace Caravan in Oaxaca". Go read it. Then, you should ... More »

On Wednesday 21 Dec 2011
In Bolivar's Telegraph, Corruption
Tag al giordano authentic journalism corruption in journalism defamation libel narco news narcosphere slander smear the field
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Scamming through charity

The Inter Nations Peace Foundation

Convicted serial fraud artist, arsonist and assaulter Monte Friesner has been pumping a new vehicle in his steady stream of fake press releases on his Pronto Cash website; ... More »

On Wednesday 21 Dec 2011
In Scams & Frauds
Tag Abdir Rashid Hersi Ahmed Dirir Hussen Bahram Fouladi carlyle coutts inter nations peace foundation lawrence b. heath Mitchell Mike Alkis money laundering monte friesner Noreldin-Said Waisy tatiana nazarova
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No more bunga bunga

Martinelli in radar panic

Our otherwise cold blooded and level headed president Rico Martinelli has turned into a nervous wreck because of spaghetti eaters. What happened? Well, just as we predicted, the ... More »

On Friday 16 Dec 2011
In Corruption, featured
Tag Finmeccanica mafia marina grossi raul mulino ricardo martinelli selex Silvio Berlusconi Valter Lavitola
With 3 Comments

Sociopath Friesner strikes again

Friesner removes fake press release

Pronto Cash S.A., the prepaid Mastercard outfit of fraud artist Monte Friesner and his wife Tatiana Nazarova, issues one spectacular press release after the other. And they're all ... More »

On Wednesday 14 Dec 2011
In Scams & Frauds
Tag Financiera Pronto Cash S.A. fraud Lawrence Heath Leon Fraser & Associates mastercard monte friesner pronto cash tatiana nazarova Willaude Corporation
With 6 Comments

Where's the money?

Malibu Beach story doesn’t add up

The story about how the Malibu Beach project of arms trafficker Marco Shrem lost $4 million of client funds to criminal developer Econoplade, as scam pimp Don Winner ... More »

On Saturday 10 Dec 2011
In Scams & Frauds
Tag arms trafficking cardoze don winner econoplade malibu beach marco shrem panama corruption panama crime
With 2 Comments

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