(Newsroom Panama) The indigenous people of Chiriqui and Bocas del Toro, Panama do not believe the promises of President Ricardo Martinelli when it comes to mining development. La Prensa reported Monday, February 14 that Feliciano Santos coordinator of the Movement for the Defence of Regional Planning,said there is a history of the Government  not fulfilling its promises, … [Read more...]

(prensa.com) Panama saw the number of reported AIDS cases increase by an average of five a month in 2010 as compared to 2009, health officials reported. Last year, an average of 34 new patients a month sought treatment at the Santo Tomás Hospital clinic, Coordinator Rigoberto Samaniego said. In 2009, the monthly average was 29 new patients. Orlando Quintero, director of … [Read more...]

(prensa.com) Two new earthquakes were recorded yesterday, Feb. 14, in the Republic of Panama, according to the website of the Institute of Geosciences of the University of Panama. At approximately 6:30 a.m., El Porvenir, in the Kuna Yala province, was the epicenter of an earthquake registering 4.3 on the Richter scale and 24 kilometers deep.  The quake was felt in Chepo … [Read more...]

(Panama Digest) Ricardo Martinelli, or @rmartinelli, has joined the tweeting revolution. In his first tweet, dated February 11, 2011, the Panamanian president says hello and tells his followers that “working together, we are going to change Panama.” As of 3 p.m., February 13, Martinelli already had more than 1,200 followers and is following TVN Panama, … [Read more...]

(prensa.com) The new director of the World Bank (WB) for Central America, , concluded his regional tour this past Wednesday, during which he kept a busy schedule of meetings with officials from the two countries he visited. Jaramillo met with representatives of the Government of Panama, beginning on Feb. 1, as part of his formal introduction as the new WB director for … [Read more...]