Archive for May 31st, 2010

Toilet Paper Comes up Short in Panama

May 31, 2010
By pa.di.
Toilet Paper Comes up Short in Panama

It took Rafael Madrid, a retired San Miguelito resident, 12 hours to count each sheet of the supposedly 1,000-sheet toilet paper roll. And, as he expected, the roll had less sheets than advertised by the manufacturer.  He immediately reported his findings to Panama’s Consumer Protection and Antitrust Authority which duly investigated.  Its findings:  Seven...
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Notorious Gang Leader Gets Stiffed

May 31, 2010
By st.di.
Notorious Gang Leader Gets Stiffed

Mario Enrique Patiño Fuentes, a.k.a. Cholo Tieso, was shot more than 28 times at close range in front of  his Valle Dorado home in La Chorrera Saturday night. The infamous Panamanian gang leader was released from the La Joyita jail on January 12, 2010 where he was doing time for robbery.  He had also been...
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New Jersey Church Helps Panama Parishes with Latino Flair

May 31, 2010
By pa.di.

The Christ Episcopal Church will host “Saving Santiago,” a fundraising event with Latino flair, at 6 p.m. on June 12 to provide ongoing support for parishes in the poverty-stricken areas of Panama, New Jersey’s Daily Record reports. Among the projects are building a new church in Santiago and repairing a leaking roof on the...
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La Prensa President Off to Harvard

May 31, 2010
By pa.di.
La Prensa President Off to Harvard

Fernando Berguido, President of the La Prensa Corporation and Director of the La Prensa Panamanian daily newspaper, will be going to Harvard next year as a Neiman Journalism Fellow. He joins 24 other fellows from the United States, Canada, France, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Russia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Iran, Afghanistan, Romania and South Africa....
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