(Nature) Researchers in Panama suffered under a dictatorship and were overshadowed by the United States. Now the country is attempting a scientific renaissance. When Carmenza Spadafora Mejía left Panama in 1997, she walked away from a bloody history. In 1985, her brother Hugo had been decapitated by henchmen of the military dictator Manuel Noriega, after Hugo publicly … [Read more...]
Noriega could be back in Panama by June
(prensa.com) The return will be by means of extradition, deportation or repatriation, the lawyer said. "Definitely, General Noriega will be on Panamanian soil in the coming months," Berrío said in a televised interview. The lawyer explained that, in June, Noriega will have completed two-thirds of the sentence imposed on him in France, which would make him eligible … [Read more...]
Rubén Blades to film movie with Denzel Washington
(prensa.com) Panamanian singer Rubén Blades will get behind the cameras again in Safe House, an action thriller in which he will share the spotlight with Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds. The film will be directed by Carlos Espinosa. Blades has also completed his role in Cristiada, a film about the Mexican Revolution in which he plays President Plutarco Elías … [Read more...]
Noriega will pay his dues in Panama, says Martinelli
(prensa.com) President of the Republic, Ricardo Martinelli, said in Switzerland on Wednesday that former Panamanian dictator, Manuel Antonio Noriega, "is going to pay” the time for acts committed in Panama. The president was emphatic in saying that Noriega "will soon be extradited to Panama," where "he has convictions to pay." Martinelli, who traveled on Monday to … [Read more...]
Miss Panama Karina Pinilla among favorites for Miss Peoples Choice
(Midario.com) The work and talent of the Panamanian model is increasingly recognized. This has been reflected in the expert's blog misses http://peoplechoicehjblog2010.blogspot.com by Héctor Joaquín Colón, Puerto Rico, who seeks the views of surfers from all over the world and opened the Miss People'sChoice Awards, in which the public should vote for winners of various … [Read more...]