While making rounds of the Children’s Hospital this week, First Lady Marta Linares de Martinelli spoke of Panama’s hopes to convert the former British Ambassador’s residence into a burn center and skin bank. Built in 1928, the former residence is located on a 48,438 square-foot lot on Balboa Avenue. The lot belongs to Panama,...
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In reaction to the Central America Court of Justice’s ruling that Panama cannot withdraw from the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) unilaterally, Vice President Juan Carlos Varela said that it will. The court ordered Panama to refrain from unilateral actions that violate the principles of the Central American Integration System. It also requested that Panama...
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Rio Abajo representative, Javier Ortega, and Deputy Sergio “Chello” Galvez exchanged insults on Thursday. Galvez criticized Ortega for being the sole supporter of Mayor Bosco Vallarino in Panama’s Municipal Council and said the representative has a potato in his mouth. Ortega countered by saying that he eats the potato and does not have one...
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