By Chris Meagher for the Santa Barbara Independent - Kim Klein, ex-wife of Michael Klein and mother of Talia Klein both tragically killed in a December plane crash in the Panama mountains has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Talia against her ex-husbands estate, as well as against Pacificor, the hedge-fund company he operated. Also named as a defendant in the suit is Islas Secas, the Panamanian resort Michael Klein owned and was visiting with his 13-year-old daughter and her... Read Full Story
By Carlos Estrada Aguilar for La Critica - The political scene in the PRD has been shaken due to the arrival an expert in handling crises in electoral processes from the United States, Mark Klugmann, who according to well informed political sources, will be advising the presidential campaign of Juan Carlos Navarro. Last night it was learned that Klugmann has drafted a seven-point strategy document that would supposedly be applied during the final stages of the PRD primary campaign. The... Read Full Story
By Mirna Ospino for the Panama America - Panama's Auxiliary Prosecutor has filed formal charges against Norman Patrick English, the father of a boy who died due to broncho-pneumonia, for the supposed crime of negligence (guilt by omission). The investigation was initiated when the mother of the boy with Peruvian nationality, felt doubts regarding the death of the boy. In an unofficial manner it is presumed there were negligences with regards to the boy.
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La Prensa - The budget for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) for the fiscal year running from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2009 will be more than $2.1 billion dollars, according to a report published yesterday in the "Gaceta Oficial" or official newspaper, according to Law #50 of 21 July 2008. Within the ACP budget are $835 million dollars destined for the program to expand the Panama Canal. The ACP budget for the 2006-2007 fiscal year was about $1.5 billion, and for the 2007-2008 fiscal... Read Full Story
By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com - This is not related to Panama, but I see it as important. As a former military man I can understand the point of view of the author. This email was sent to me came complete with the name, rank, and position of the original author. Since writing this email the author has been in the middle of a "firestorm" of responses and replies to his writing. This email was originally written and intended for viewing by the author's family and close friends. One of... Read Full Story
By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com - While I was in the hospital traffic to the Panama-Guide website dipped down to about 4,200 people per day in the last couple of weeks of June and the first two weeks of July. Now that I'm back at work traffic levels have popped right back up to around 5,500 people per day. I recently spoke to a regular reader, and he said that he visited the website regularly while I was gone. He was checking to see if and when the website was going to come back, and... Read Full Story
Trading Markets.com - Jul 24, 2008 -- Cabo Drilling Corp, a drilling services company, announced on Wednesday (23 July) that the company's Panama division has been awarded an additional 14,000 metres of drilling at Minera Petaquilla S.A.'s copper project in the district of Donoso, in Colon Province, Republic of Panama. The original contract, which was announced in March 2008, was for a minimum of 6,000 metres of drilling. The company currently has four drills on its project with Minera... Read Full Story
By Elena Valdez for La Critica - About 55 American young people are realizing social projects to strengthen the communitarian participation, inter-cultural interchange, and education in the communities of the districts of Penonomé and La Pintada. Through a cooperative agreement, the Ministry of Health in Cocle and the Organization of Friends of the Americas are carrying out communitarian and educational projects in the schools of the rural areas. The young people are dealing with subjects of... Read Full Story
By Mirna Ospino for the Panama America - In the province of Chiriquí authorities continue the investigations into the seizure of 82 bundles of cocaine found recently on the Las Lajas beach in San Felix. A man from Bocas del Toro has been detained and charged in this case, who said that he received a call to go to the beach to look for some animals and when there he found the bundles of cocaine. Javier Soriano, the anti drug prosecutor in Chiriquí said in an interview to RPC radio that these... Read Full Story
By Betty Brannan Jaén for La Prensa - Washington DC - A court date of 10 November 2008 has been established for a hearing in Miami, Florida, on the appeal Manuel Antonio Noriega interposed against a judicial order to extradite him to France, where he would face a judgment for money laundering. Jon May, Noriega's defense counsel, confirmed the information in a telephone interview yesterday. May was sure their appeal will be successful and said their arguments will destroy the position of... Read Full Story
