Corruption
Martinelli wants his money back
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Martinelli concentrates on getting his money back in widening scandal, after not so secret meeting of Shamah with chief of Financial Pacific.
Corruption
Key figure in FP/Petaquilla scandal disappears, oppa Don Martino style
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Don Rico Martinelli, a missing auditor and a scam pimp all tied together in a Petaquilla goldmine stock swindle.
Corruption
Petaquilla issues nonsense statement about Martinelli
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The statement by Petaquilla whitewashing Martinelli is so incredibly transparent that it is practically an admission of guilt. It reeks of the kind of stupidity that might find its origin with Camacho Castro, or Chello Galvez, or even il capo himself. It is that dumb.
Scams & Frauds
Panama is open for business: Now with insider trading and stock manipulation!
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The shenanigans of our beloved president Ricardo Martinelli, in his indefatigable drive to promote Panama as a business heaven for financial shysters, have produced accomplishments not seen since Noriega.
Corruption
Martinelli amateurism causes chaos and violence
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As much as Martinelli is the product of the internal rot of Panama's entrepreneurial and political class, the violence and shoplifting are the result of decades of ignoring Colon, of ignoring the fact that Panama has one of the highest differences between rich and poor in the hemisphere, of allowing massive corruption and exploitation.
Corruption
Martinelli unites China and Taiwan, Italians pull the net tighter
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Martinelli bungles his way through Asia while Panama burns and Italian prosecutors are closing in on him.
colon
Colon Free Zone protests turn into broad anti-Martinelli movement
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What we're seeing is protest that goes beyond coercing the government into dropping its CFZ sales plans. It's no longer against one piece of misguided policy; it is against Martinelli himself, his accomplices, against the constant abuses, the broken promises, the violence, the unprecedented mega-corruption and the fact that the highest economic growth in Latin America has not done anything to close the gap between rich and poor.
Corruption
Police does its usual kid-killing routine in Colon riots over Martinelli land scheme
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Panama's heroic national police kills 9 year old to shut up protests against Martinelli's land sales to finance corrupt schemes.
featured
Panama debt just turned toxic
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Japanese financial conglomerate Nomura recommends to ditch Panama bonds and execute an "exit strategy" if you own them. UBS warns about reckless spending by Martinelli.
Politics
Hooray! Chello to lead Assembly!
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Great news, for a change! In an unprecedented act of self-reflection, a majority of the honorable legislators in the s̶e̶c̶o̶n̶d̶ ̶h̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶c̶a̶r̶ ̶d̶e̶a̶l̶e̶r̶s̶h̶i̶p̶ National Assembly now supports Sergio "Chello" Galvez as the new president of the Parliament!