Martinelli, the Darien and the Panama Canal

I wrote an article for the Narco News Bulletin now that Panama has joined the Colombian war against the FARC. And I just noticed that the Venezuelan publication Patria Grande has made the effort to translate the story in Spanish and run it too!

Paging Martinelli: Why We Don’t Do Business in Panama

Martinelli says it’s the TV news, but let’s explain him the REAL reasons why serious business avoids Panama like the plague…

Hunter Schultz: LifeFlight Wasn’t Safe

Schultz, formerly of infamous LifeFlight Panama, starts new air ambulance scheme in Panama but without helicopters, the “main reason being safety”. Oh, really?

Tom McMurrain is back, prepares new scams

Tom McMurrain, released from jail, hypes his past scams and adds some new ones.

Ornstein goes Yoga

So I’m working on the website of the long awaited magazine “The Isthmian”, and this is the newest story I’ve put up there. It’s about Rachel Divine, my yoga therapist, who has helped me get rid of shoulder trouble and the horrible pains as a result of my scooter accident. I interviewed her months ago and took the yoga for a test drive.

Don Winner Misses Me In Widening Panaporn Scandal

I just knew that even though I stayed out of the Panaporn scandal, my loyal fan Don Winner would find a way to drag me in.

Ornstein First To Drive Colon-Panama Highway!

Ornstein gets invited to be the first to cross the Panama isthmus using a new highway paid for by Murcia!

Positive!

When you’re a journalist, you always get these complaints that you never write anything positive. Of course the people who make these complaints are wrong and ignorant and they will never actually pay you to write something upbeat, but it never hurts to pacify them every once and a while.

Speciaal Bezoek – updated!

Bezoek van Christiaan Verweij, per fiets op doorreis in Panama. Hij vertrok naar Carti en dan per boot naar Colombia. Het moeilijkste stuk van de reis.

Ornstein Gets Certified!

I love certificates. Any certificate. My dearest one is the beautiful paper that certifies that yours truly has taken good care of his rabbit – it was issued in 1971 on World Animal Day and still decorates my wall. The latest addition to my collection comes from something called the Fundacion Desarollo del Caribe (FDC), a prestigious institution founded by a bunch of land speculators, for successfully attending their first congress.

Contact

Okke Ornstein can be reached by email at okke@ornstein.org

Phone Panama: +507 6563 7475

Phone the Netherlands: +31 30 8903456

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