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UPDATE: Yvonne Baldelli’s Ex-Marine/Ex-BF Named Person of Interest in Her Disappearance in Panama
April 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Sunday, Panamanian police said they are looking to missing American, Yvonne Baldelli's former boyfriend, ex-Marine Brian Brimager as a person in their case to find her. continue reading »
An American in Panama: Yvonne Baldelli, 41, Missing After Trying to Start New Life in Panama
April 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The FBI has now joined the search for an American woman who went missing 5 months ago shortly after moving to Panama with her boyfriend. After being laid off from her job at Proctor and Gamble, 41-year-old Yvo continue reading »
$362 Million Cocaine Bust on the High Seas Near Panama
April 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), operating out of Jacksonville, Florida, detected two go-fast vessels carrying more than 4,840 pounds of cocaine with a combined value of more than $362 million. continue reading »
Princess Cruise Accused of Ignoring Pleas from Distressed Panamanian Fishermen, 2 Perished
April 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff
In a twist of events Princess Cruises says the captain of their cruise ship was never told about the stranded Panamanian fishing boat they passed by. continue reading »
LATINO BLOTTER: Former Mr. Panama Arrested on Cocaine Trafficking Charges
March 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The man named Mr. Panama 2004 has been arrested for trafficking cocaine. On March 12, Harry Agustin Duncan Maslivar, who was working as a flight attendant for Copa Airlies, w continue reading »
REPORT: Brazil, Nicaragua & Panama best Suited to Attract Low-Carbon Energy Investments
March 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Brazil, Nicaragua and Panama have the most suitable environment for climate-related investments in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a preview of the Climatescope 2012, an upcoming report continue reading »
Panama Improves Ability to Respond to Natural Disasters with $100 Million Standby Loan
March 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Panama will substantially improve its ability to respond to natural disasters with a $100 million Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) standby loan. continue reading »
Secretary Janet Napolitano to Visit Latin America
February 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner David Aguilar, and Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Alan Bersin will travel to Latin America. continue reading »
Panama Being Urged to Find Peaceful Solution to Escalating Tensions with Indigenous People
February 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff
An independent United Nations expert on indigenous rights called today on the Government of Panama and the country’s indigenous groups to establish a dialogue process to stop the recent tensions and violence from escalating after recent protests. continue reading »
Former Panamanian Dictator Gen. Noriega May Have Suffered a Stroke
February 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Former dictator Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, who has been in prison in Panama since last December, was transferred on Sunday to a hospital in this capital with a diagnosis of continue reading »
Colombian Spy Chief Currently in Panama Will Not be Extradited
February 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Panama rejected on Friday a request from Colombia to extradite former spy chief Maria del Pilar Hurtado, who faces charges in Bogota over an illegal wiretapping scandal. continue reading »
California Business Extradited from Panama in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Case
January 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Joseph Randall Medcalf, 55, was deported over the weekend by Panama to the United States after being arrested late last week in Panama continue reading »
Charges in Panamanian Drug Ring that Hid Coke and Heroin in Hair Weaves and Wigs
December 24, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Twelve individuals from the Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland – and the country of Panama – have been charged in a 20-count indictment alleging international drug trafficking. continue reading »
iTunes Store Opens in Latin America
December 13, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Yesterday, Latin American iTunes Store users could only download apps for their Apple devices; today, they can purchase music, movies, TV shows and more! At midnight this morning, the iTune continue reading »
Manuel Noriega Arrives in Panama, Starts 60 Year Prison Sentence
December 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Former strongman Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, who was extradited from France, has started serving more than 60 years in prison in Panama, with officials assigning him continue reading »
