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.
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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.
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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!
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.
Corruption
Martinelli in serious money trouble
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Martinelli faces a deficit of $2.5 billion on a $15 billion budget. With $4.5 billion disappearing into the black hole called "corruption" and Panamanians willing to riot to prevent him from selling off state assets, the supermarket baron is effectively out of funding.
Corruption
Mayhem at the Assembly!
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Martinelli is not an isolated phenomenon, but the product of a political and business environment that has been created and nurtured for decades by the same people who now pose as the saviors of democracy. It's a fight between factions of corrupt, rich elites, with ordinary Panamanians caught in the middle.
Bananamismo
Bernie dance turns political
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President Martinelli doing the Bernie dance divides the nation.
Corruption
Martinelli hammers Pronto Cash
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Years ago, Blandón & Young threatened your reporter. Now it's Martinelli threatening them, over the same Pronto Cash case. How times change!