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The United States has extradited former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli to face political espionage and embezzlement charges in his home…
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In many parts of the world, the rate of HIV infection is declining. But not among the indigenous peoples of this Central American country.
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When Vice President Mike Pence toured Latin America last week – Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Panama – it was the Trump administration’s first visit to a…
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This interview was originally published on March 20.Former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega is dead at the age of 83. The Panamanian government…
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Compared to its neighbors, Panama's cuisine is mostly unknown, even to locals. A new generation of Panamanian chefs is forging a national food identity using indigenous ingredients and techniques.
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Last week Brazil’s Senate voted overwhelmingly to impeach and suspend the country’s President, Dilma Rousseff. She now faces a long trial on charges of…
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Here’s the conventional line you're hearing about President Obama and this week’s Summit of the Americas:Up to now, Obama had been doing many smart things…
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COMMENTARY Kudos to British comedian John Oliver for his hilarious smackdown of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa this week.The host of HBO’s satirical…
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COMMENTARYThis past summer I wrote an article about Panama’s ultra-corrupt judicial system. It looked at the case of a dead man whose will had left tens…
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The original version of this report was published on May 13 2014.PortMiami has finally opened its new, billion-dollar tunnel. It’s the jewel of a $2…
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This story originally ran on May 7, 2014 Jorge Quijano has one of the coolest office views in the Americas: the Pacific port entrance to the Panama Canal.…
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Panama today is best known for its economic boom, and rightly so. But unfortunately, poverty and piracy remain as much a part of the country's image as…