Archive for August 30th, 2010

Canada Hopes to Trade More with Panama by Fall

August 30, 2010
By pa.di.

The Canadian federal government would like to formally endorse a trade deal with Panama. Canadian International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan and Panamanian Commerce and Industry Minister Roberto Henríquez signed the agreement back in May.  However, Canada has yet to pass the law that would make the deal a reality, but would like to...
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Wild Bill and Noriega Claim Protection of Geneva Convention

August 30, 2010
By pa.di.

William Dathan Holbert, who confessed to killing Bocas del Toro residents for their property, claims that the conditions of his confinement in a Panama prison violate the Geneva Convention. Holbert, also known as “Wild Bill,” says that he has been imprisoned in a 10 by 10 foot cell for the last two weeks without...
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