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Central American presidents rejects Panama's decision of leaving Parlacen

People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

President of the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) Jacinto Suarez said on Monday that the presidents of the Central American countries did not support Panama's request of withdrawal from the Parlacen. Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli had been making phone calls to his Central American counterparts to seek support for his decision to withdraw from the organization, but Guatemalan President...

Lather, Rinse, Repeat...

News From A Parallel World (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

Lather, rinse, repeat... That’s your brain trying to keep up with the news, the political circus of pols and media and grand players slipping each other the odd fiver. Nearly twenty years ago, when George Bush the elder was President, the United States invaded the Panama Canal. U.S. troops seized the hospitals, radio stations, and newspapers. Thousands were arrested and held in airport hangars...

The Annual Protest at the School of the Americas/Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation

Alterdestiny (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Erwin reminds us that today is the day of the annual protest against the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC), formerly known as the School of the Americas. The name-change happened back in 2001, when the Bush administration realized the School's name had been associated with some of the worst crimes against humanity in the 20th century in the Americas. Rather than closing...

Manuel Solis

The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Manuel Solis, who died on 6 November aged 91, served briefly as president of Panama during Manuel Noriega's military regime.

Panama, Spain sign agreement to reduce poverty

People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Panama and Spain signed the "Program of the Enterprise Opportunities for Poor Families" on Wednesday to reduce the poverty rates in Panama's rural zones. According to the program, a fund of 8 million U.S. dollars will be given to Panama by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), under the mediation of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Rosa Beltran,...

Tanzania: Panama Deep-Sea Drilling Ship 'West Polaris' for Dar

All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

As an oil-starved East Africa intensifies its search for the product, Tanzania is expecting a drilling ship to dock next month to propel the country's off-shore exploration.

On the Conservatives and Europe, health care, Somalia, Panama, prisoners' voting rights, schools, maps

The Economist (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

SIR – Bagehot’s column about the Conservative Party’s allies in the European Parliament was particularly one-sided (October 31st). He attacked Michal Kaminski for “alarming” remarks made about a wartime massacre of Jews by Poles at Jedwabne, even though the chief rabbi of Poland has said that Mr Kaminski is not anti-Semitic and his party is mainstream. Bagehot also suggested...

Manuel Solís, Ex-Leader of Panama, Dies at 91

New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

Mr. Solís served briefly as president of Panama during Manuel Noriega’s military government.

• Manuel Solis | Panama president, 91 - Philadelphia Inquirer

Panama "alien" revealed to be a dead, bloated sloth

Sify (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Analysis has revealed that an "alien" discovered by a group of teenagers in a Panama creek, was actually a dead and bloated sloth.

UN examines disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation link

Carbon-Based (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

UN News Centre : A United Nations-backed gathering of experts kicked off today in Panama to initiate for the first time an assessment of the effect climate change has on the future threat of natural disasters and how nations can better manage an expected rise in severe weather patterns. The first global scientific effort examining the linkages between disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate...

Four Russian sailors stranded in Panama return home

Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

Four of the 11 Russian sailors from the a cargo ship stranded off Panama's coast since April flew to Russia on Saturday

Former Panamanian leader dies at 91

New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

PANAMA CITY - Manuel Solis, who served briefly as president during Manuel Noriega's military regime, died on Friday. He was 91.Solis died at his home from respiratory failure, said Mitchell Doens, the secretary general of the...

Former Panamanian leader Manuel Solis dies at 91

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Manuel Solis, who served briefly as president during Manuel Noriega's military regime, died Friday. He was 91.

Former Panamanian Leader Dies

Cuaderno Latinoamericano (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Manuel Solis, who served briefly as president during Manuel Noriega 's military regime, died Friday. He was 91. Solis died at his home from respiratory failure , said Mitchell Doens, the secretary general of the Democratic Revolutionary Party to which Solis belonged. Solis served as education minister during the military regime dominated by Noriega and then was named acting president in February 1988...

Former Panamanian leader Manuel Solis dies at 91

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Manuel Solis, who served briefly as president during Manuel Noriega's military regime, died Friday. He was 91.

Leaked: First Porsche Panama photo and details

trymi | 11/22/2008

We present you the new Porsche Panamera (let’s hope that is a real image and not a photoshoped one). According to our sources the first sport sedan from the German manufacturer will measure 4.97 meters in lenght, 1.93 meters in width, 1.42 meters in height and will have a wheelbase of 2.92 meters while the drag coefficient will be 0.29, enough to take the vehicle to speeds over 124 mph (250 km/h)!