Panama’s politics with regards to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have changed with the arrival of the new administration, reports La Prensa. In the last few months, the Martinelli government has voted four time in favor of Israel. Pablo Thalassinos, Panama’s ambassador to the United Nations says that the U.N. is awfully surprised, especially since in the...
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Archive for February 3rd, 2010
Panama Aligns With Israel in United Nations
Panama to Create the Country’s First Maternal Milk Bank
With the aim of improving the quality of life of the country’s preemies, Panama plans to create its first pasteurized maternal milk bank. The Health Ministry has completed the necessary studies to guaranty that the milk complies with all of the security standards prior to its distribution, La Estrella reports. Advantages maternal milk consumption include protection against...
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America’s Most Wanted Found in Panama
The FBI has tracked down one of America’s Most Wanted, 68-year-old Philip Leland Riley, to Panama where he has been living under the name Danny Williams. Riley fled Oregon in 2008 after a boy accused him of sexually assaulting him in the Beaverton YMCA Shower. On October 10, 2009, the case aired on America’s Most...
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Christmas Village Accounting Deemed Disrespectful
Mayor Bosco Vallarino presented the long awaited accounting for what was supposed to be the world’s biggest Christmas. Although Bosco fell short of his Guinness Book of World Record dreams, he was able to go over budget. The mayor was unable to present detailed expenditures, but his Director of Tax Issues, Maria Olimpia de Obadia,...
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