Bolivar's Telegraph
Where were you when Hugo Chavez died?
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"El arte de vencer se aprende en las derrotas" - Simon Bolivar.
Corruption
Taboga turns into giant garbage dump
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The once picturesque island of Taboga is awash in garbage, has not enough water, and more and more people get sick because of it. Commercial interests continue to attract more trash, while the authorities are either asleep or making some bucks on the side.
Corruption
Carnival of the corrupt
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Carnival can be a lot of fun, but if you're the corrupt emperor or one of his affiliated empresaurios, it's more than anything else an opportunity.
Bolivar's Telegraph
Panama’s narco-ambassador p0wned by Venezuela
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Panama's narco-ambassador is called a "yokel" by Venezuela, for his wacko right-wing fantasies about the health of Hugo Chavez.
Scams & Frauds
Maurice Sjerps of Silva Tree fame arrested in Costa Rica
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Maurice Sjerps, accomplice of Patrick Visser in the Silva Tree/Sustainable Capital Group swindle, has been arrested in Costa Rica for yet another teak scam.
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.
Bananamismo
The fiscalia 8 sucks ass
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Latest wacky trial for honor crimes reveals that Panama's prosecutors don't know how to investigate and are even ignorant of their own cases.
Bolivar's Telegraph
Panama nowhere to be found in QS University rankings
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Thanks to corruption and a self aggrandizing megalomaniac for rector, the University of Panama doesn't really count, anywhere.
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.
Corruption
Mayin Correa wants to die
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Dramatic turn of events in all-out war of corruptos against corruptos has Panama governor seek assisted suicide through statement in La Prensa.