An 11-year-old was shot in both legs on Thursday when trigger happy gunmen arrived to a San Miguelito soccer field and began shooting wild-west style, according to a source tied to the investigation. The minor is recuperating in The Chidren’s Hospital, La Critica reports. In related news, authorities found a minor murdered in Pacora...
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Archive for May 22nd, 2010
Street Violence Converts Children Into Victims
Reuters Panama Political Risks Factbox
Reuters published a list of key risks to watch in Panama including issues with President Martinelli’s policies, fiscal policies, inflation, the real estate bubble, crime and labor shortage. - Signs of Martinelli continuing to assert himself and seeming intolerant of dissent could make investors nervous - Martinelli taking any steps toward trying to change the...
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Regulation of Panama Beach Development is Coming
New norms regulating development along Panama’s island and coastal beaches should be ready this year. The norms, established by an interagency committee, would set residential land use in both low, medium and high density use as well as commercial and tourist areas. It seems as if a lack of planning in Panama has led...
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