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Manuel Solis, who served briefly as president during Manuel Noriega's military regime, died Friday. He was 91.
Panamanian police say they have arrested two teenage boys for allegedly wounding an American and a Russian tourist in a botched robbery attempt.
Panama's government is building four air and sea monitoring stations to fight trafficking of drugs, weapons and migrants.
Former President Guillermo Endara, who led Panama to democracy after the U.S. invasion that toppled dictator Gen. Manuel Noriega, died Monday. He was 73.
The death toll from contaminated medicine sold three years ago in Panama could be higher than previously believed after 1,155 bottles of tested positive for a chemical commonly found in antifreeze and brake fluid, investigators said Thursday.
With just one regular in the starting lineup, the United States rallied past Panama into the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Mexico and Panama played to a 1-1 tie in a Gold Cup match on Thursday night that ended in chaos after a confrontation between Mexican coach Javier Aguirre and a Panamanian player triggered fights between fans in the stands.
Loic Loval had a goal and an assist and David Fleurival also scored to lead Guadeloupe past Panama 2-1 on Sunday in the Gold Cup opener for both clubs.
Businessman Ricardo Martinelli was sworn in as Panama's new president on Wednesday, promising to start the biggest job-creation push ever in the country.
An associate of Panamanian former President Guillermo Endara say he has been hospitalized and is in intensive care for dialysis treatment.
The administration should not send a Panama free trade agreement to Congress until the Central American country takes steps to end its status as a haven for offshore tax evasion, two Democrats wrote President Barack Obama on Wednesday.
Conservative supermarket magnate Ricardo Martinelli won Panama's presidential election in a landslide Sunday, promising to guide the country through the world economic crisis and an ambitious expansion of the Panama Canal.
Panama beat Haiti 4-0 in a friendly match on Wednesday thanks to a hat trick by forward Blas Perez.
Panama needs to adjust its labor laws to meet international standards before Congress will consider a free trade agreement with the Central American country, a House lawmaker in charge of trade policy said Wednesday.
Once the Dominican Republic broke out of its slump, Miguel Olivo and his teammates showed why they were one of the favorites coming into the World Baseball Classic.
Miguel Olivo homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Dominican Republic rebounded from a startling loss at the World Baseball Classic by beating Panama 9-0 in an elimination game Sunday.
Ivan Rodriguez homered twice, Carlos Delgado also connected and Puerto Rico got off to a rousing start in the World Baseball Classic, beating Panama 7-0 on Saturday.
Before Carlos Lee stepped into the batter's box for Panama he asked the umpire to check the ball for anything unusual.
Rick Porcello's inexperience showed. So did his talent.
Kidnappers have released a Cuban-American businessman tied to an influential anti-Castro organization after holding him for nearly a year in Panama's jungle, family and officials said Tuesday.
Panamanian authorities say a prominent ruling party lawmaker and son of a former vice president has died in a traffic accident.
Panama's government is borrowing $1.1 billion to create a fund it hopes will ease credit and boost investment amid the global economic crisis.
In a Dec. 6 story about a Russian destroyer in the Panama Canal, The Associated Press reported erroneously that it was the first Soviet or Russian warship to traverse the canal. It was the first to make the passage since World War II. The canal was off limits to Soviet warships during the Cold War.
A Russian military vessel has docked at a former U.S. Navy base after making a historic passage through the Panama Canal.
Russia said Wednesday it is sending a warship through the Panama Canal for the first time since World War II, a short journey loaded with symbolic weight: the destroyer will dock at a former U.S. naval base, showcasing Russia's growing influence in the region.
Panama agrees to host two U.S. naval bases. Monday, September 28 2009 @ 10:50 AM EDTMEXICO, September 27 (RIA Novosti) - Panama will sign before October 2009 a treaty with the United States on the opening of two U.S. naval bases on its territory, a senior Panamanian government official said on Sunday.
Alien-like Creature Found In Panama (Video)(Warning: Graphic) It looks a bit like a portly ET, and officials have no idea what a creature found in Panama is.
Venezuelan "Peace Bases" to Counter U.S. Military Buildup in Colombia with Binational ReconciliationIn a movement to counter the expansion of the United States military presence on Colombian bases, Colombian and Venezuelan civil society organizations and government officials are collaborating to organize spaces of binational reconciliation called "peace bases."
John Darwin, the back from the dead canoeist, writes his memoir Back from the dead canoeist John Darwin who faked his own death has been secretly smuggling his memoirs out of prison, it has emerged.
Speculations on Arroyo's visit to Colombia - on the lookout for asylum or secret banking haven?Makati Mayor Jojo Binay, who is president of the United Opposition, is asking [Philippine's] Gloria Arroyo to explain why she detoured to Cartagena, Colombia in between her visit to Japan and Brazil last weekend.
Cadets rescue 3 from likely drowning in Panama6/22/2009 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) -- Four U.S. Air Force Academy cadets saved three Panamanians from drowning June 7 while on a foreign immersion trip to Central America.
"If certain acts and violations of treaties are crimes, they are crimes whether the United States does them or whether Germany does them. We are not prepared to lay down a rule of criminal conduct against others which we would not be willing to have invoked against us."
Fidel Castro: The Secret SummitNeither represented nor excommunicated, only today could I learn what was discussed at the Summit of Port of Spain. They led us all to entertain hopes that the meeting would not be secret, but those running the show deprived us of such an interesting intellectual exercise.
Spreading fear: how the new cartels deliver chaos to four continents: Governments struggle to respond as resurgent trade moves into uncharted areas. Rory Carroll in Caracas, Sibylla Brodzinsky in Bogotá and Andrés Schipani in Villa Tunari. From Colombia, Peru and Bolivia through Mexico and on to a half dozen west African states, the new cocaine supply route - and the war against it - is leaving a trail of mayhem in its wake.
Building a US-Latin America Partnership President Obama should work for swift passage of the Colombia and Panama free trade deals and toward a U.S.-Brazil FTA.
Why Barack Obama's Kenyan father makes him ineligible to be President. Dec 5th 2008. rotarymunkey On December 5th, 2008 at 1:53 pm, rotarymunkey said: Ronald Reagan said "Trust, but verify." 1. Barack Obama II, the Senator, was born of a British subject and an American citizen. Period. This grants him, at birth, Dual Citizenship.
Wondering where all those CEO bonuses went in the current economic meltdown? Here's how bankers hid their cash and cheated the IRS. Olenicoff's fortunes took a dive in 1994, when the Internal Revenue Service, in the course of monitoring fund transfers, noticed large sums moving from Olenicoff's accounts to countries with a reputation as tax havens.
Darwins: How one simple lie led to the destruction of a family From the bay window of her seafront home in Seaton Carew, Anne Darwin watched the RAF helicopter which, along with five lifeboats, led the 36-hour search for her missing husband.
A Citizen, but 'Natural Born'? McCain's Eligibility to Be President Is Disputed by Professor In the most detailed examination yet of Senator John McCain's eligibility to be president, a law professor at the University of Arizona has concluded that neither Mr.
Professor: McCain's Birthplace May Not Allow Him To Run For PresidentIn the most detailed examination yet of Senator John McCain's eligibility to be president, a law professor at the University of Arizona has concluded that neither Mr.
Bequest to Panama's poor is blocked by donor's familyIn life, Wilson C. Lucom was not exactly child-friendly. The curmudgeon never had children himself, nor was he especially close to the offspring of his third wife, Hilda.
Born in Panama. Can John McClain ever become U.S. President?This is not open to interpretation or overturned by the 14th Amendment as it is very clear in the Constitution that the founders were being very specific on who could be the President.
Hydro plant splits jungle kingdom as Panama tribe feels damned by new way of lifePanama's government plans to build a hydroelectric plant on the banks of the river that has been the lifeblood of the Naso, sustaining them deep in the country's rainforest, threatening their millennia-old way of life and ancestral lands.
Panama tribe exiles its king over power plant dealAn indigenous Panamanian tribe has driven its king into exile over his approval of a £25m hydro-electric project in its jungle realm.
Sloth's lazy image 'a myth'The sloth's popular image as a lazy creature that sleeps for most of the day has been called into question. Rather than snoozing for more than 16 hours a day, as observed in captivity, sloths in the wild doze for less than 10 hours, research suggests.
11 Bizarre Hotels That Will Knock Your Socks OffYet another dull cubicle of a hotel room isn't really turning your crank, huh? Not providing the creative inspiration you want to go forth and experience the world? Maybe you need to take a look at some of the more unusual places to stay around the world.
Golden Frogs can't get a breakIn 2003 and 2004, there was a spike in deaths among the Maryland Zoo's Panamanian Golden Frog population. The news from Baltimore is another sad turn in the tale of the Golden Frog. It is one of numerous casualties in what biologists have dubbed the "global amphibian crisis."
Benefits outweigh American job losses The United States recently signed free-trade agreements with Panama, Colombia and South Korea that are set for votes before Congress this year. These agreements provide significant benefits to U.S. exporters by opening foreign markets to American goods. In most cases, the U.S.
Cop kills labor activist, sparking days of chaosPanamanian police shoot protesting union member
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