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The World of Kalu Yala

Amanda Slavin | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Panama City, San-Blas, Central America, Kalu Yala, Culture Shock, Panama, Hook Island, Impact News

I was blown away by how sometimes I am so absorbed in getting frustrated at my outlook being too slow, or my BlackBerry freezing, and how there is a total opposite way to live full of appreciating the little things in life and being happier than ever doing so.

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A Democratic Crisis Close to Home

Juan Carlos Hidalgo | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Panama City, Panama Politics, Panama, Panama Democracy, Central America, Ngäbe, Ricardo Martinelli, Central American Politics, Syria, World News

Panama is in the midst of one of its most serious political crises since the return of democracy in 1989. Clashes in recent days are part of a broader climate of political turmoil stemming from the growing authoritarianism of president Ricardo Martinelli.

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Fixing BP's Big Fix

Carol Pierson Holding | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Clean-Up, New Orleans, The Big Fix, Horizon Deepwater, Tar-Smarting, Environmental, Bp, Gulf Oil Spill, Panama City, Corexit, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Green News

Image Source: Nalco Corexit 9500 MSDS sheet from http://www.msds.com BP is putting a lot of money behind a TV commercial that opens with "This was t...

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Florida Community Rallies In Support Of 8-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Forced Into Prostitution

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Holidays, Video, Child Abuse, Sue Ellen Mims, Crime News, Crime, Christmas, Donating to Charity, Panama City, Florida, Donations, Child Prostitution, Crime News

It's hard to get into the Christmas spirit when you hear a mother in your community allegedly offered up her 8-year-old daughter for prostitution, but...

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Man Tries To Kill Wife By Driving Into Waffle House: Cops

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 10.16.2011

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A Florida man tried to kill his wife by crashing his car into her workplace -- a Waffle House restaurant, Panama City's News Herald reports. On Mon...

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Paralyzed Man Drives And Crashes ATV

Posted 10.05.2011

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A paralyzed man flipped the ATV he was driving with the aid of PVC pipe on a Florida street and injured two children who were passengers. Because o...

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Pirate's Cannons Believed To Have Been Found In Panama

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PANAMA CITY — Archaeologists say six cannons recovered from a river in Panama that could have belonged to legendary pirate Henry Morgan are bein...

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10 Tips for Finding Romance in Panama

Samantha Daniels | Posted 05.25.2011

When it comes to a romantic vacation, it's crucial to pick a place that has the right mix of hotels, fun activities and places for private time together. Panama is that kind of place.

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Experience Endangered Animals and Local Culture in Panama

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.25.2011

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Panama is an undisturbed destination where true animal lovers and wildlife advocates can absorb endangered animals, breathtaking ecosystems and a salient culture -- all at the front door of the native people.

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The Sad Predictability of the Giffords Shooting

Cliff Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political Assassination, Gun Violence, Florida, Mentally Disabled, School Boards Shooting, Jared Lee Loughner, Panama City, Concealed Carry, Right Wing Rhetoric, Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona, Nra, Politics News

We can thank the NRA for lobbying against any and all common-sense measures that would have any hope of preventing tragedies such as the Tucson massacre.

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School Board Shooting Caught On Tape (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) -- A gunman calmly walked to a podium, spray painted a red "V" with a circle around it on a wall and opened fire at school boar...

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Jailed American Admits Killing 5 People In Panama Resort Area, Authorities Say

AP | JUAN ZAMORANO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Panama City, William Adolfo Cortez, American Deaths, Panama, American Murders, William Dathan Holbert, Laura Michelle Reese, Costa Rica, World News

PANAMA CITY — A jailed U.S. man has admitted killing five other Americans so he could take over their businesses and other properties in a Panam...

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Matt James Dead: Notre Dame Football Recruit Dies In Fall From Balcony In Panama City, Florida

Posted 05.25.2011

Matt James, a 17-year-old football player who had signed to play for Notre Dame, died Friday after falling from the third floor balcony of a hotel in ...

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Stimulus for Small-Business Loan Programs is Inadequate and Time-Dated

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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The on-again-off-again stimulus funding for small businesses is giving me a bad case of heartburn. The' lack of adequate funding for lending programs through the Small Business Admin. is myopic.

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7,500 tax dodgers apply for IRS amnesty program

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Some 7,500 international tax dodgers have applied for an amnesty program that promises no jail time and reduced penalties for tax cheats who come forward, the Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday.

The tax dodgers were hiding money in more than 70 countries and on every continent except Antarctica. Accounts ranged from just over $10,000 to more than $100 million.

Response to the program has been unprecedented, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said.

"The whole idea of this program was to get people in and get them on the right side of the law," Shulman said.

The IRS long has had a policy that certain tax evaders who come forward before they are contacted by the agency usually can avoid jail time as long as they agree to pay back taxes, interest and hefty penalties. Drug dealers and money launderers need not apply. But if the money was earned legally, tax evaders can usually avoid criminal prosecution.

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Bosco Vallarino: US Citizen Runs For Panama City Mayor

Council On Hemispheric Affairs | Posted 05.25.2011

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Panama will undergo a change of administration on May 3, as both presidential and mayoral elections take place. However, several mayoral candidates ar...

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