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The
MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour -- December 18, 1992
PANAMA
AFTER NORIEGA
Though the handover process was placing increased authority over the
canal into Panama's hands, the rest of Panama was still reeling from
the U.S. invasion that ousted president Manuel Noriega.
 The
gap between the rich and poor continued to widen, as opposition to Panama's
government grew.
Mayin Correa, Panama City's mayor, was one Panamanian critical of the
national government.
"I think this is the government that has the worst communication
system with their people," she said. "They don't know how
to communicate."
Presidential Chief of Staff Julio Harris said the government hadn't
had the time to revamp the system Noriega left behind.
"The expectation of the people is very, very high because of the
21 years of disasterous government mismanagement," he said. "We
have problems with water ... we have problems with schools, we have
problems with hospitals, and that cannot be fixed in two and a half
years."
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