Restless Panama

This article is a summary of reporting by The Baltimore Sun. Originally published June 13, 1992.
In the aftermath of the U.S. intervention that ousted Manuel Noriega, national prosperity remained deeply uneven, leaving widespread poverty across Panama. The Caribbean terminus of the Panama Canal, Colón, is described as suffering from non-functional basic sanitation, collapsing infrastructure, and widespread unemployment reaching roughly fifty percent. The piece underscores how money laundering and regional logistics networks often bypassed the local population, solidifying persistent structural inequality.
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An editorial analyzing Panama's post-invasion economic realities and severe urban decay in the Caribbean canal city of Colón.
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