Ocean to Ocean Cayuco race the weeks best free sporting event
The big spectator event for the upcoming week will be the annual Ocean-to-Ocean Cayuco race which runs Friday through Sunday...
Month: March 2010
Embattled Italian prime minister to visit Panama
Italy’s Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi under increasing political and judicial pressure at home will make a two-day official visit to...
Poll calls for change in PRD leadership.
In most democratic countries a shattering electoral defeat would mean a falling of heads in the heirachy of the routed...
Government and union leaders set to talk.
“Jaw Jaw not War War” was a rallying cry of demonstrators during the Cold War years. The message has reached...
Rising crime a threat to business, tourism and quality of life
The rise in crime in Panama is "dramatic" and a "major threat to the country" said U.S. Ambassador Barbara Stephenson...
Mayor’s approval rating falls to 23 percent
Over 66 percent of Panama’s citizens believe that Mayor Bosco Vallarino’s management is “bad” or “very bad”. (more…)
Thousands march, sing and chant to protest government decrees
A major demonstration by numerous groups objecting to government polices passed off peacefully on Thursday as riot police stood by...
Overreaction to signs defending city heritage
A campaign by residents of Casco Viejo designed to protect the historic site from some of the recent outrages perpetrated...
Student input into disaster response debate
Few students have pocketfuls of money to throw around, but they do have an abundance of energy to share and...
When all the world, and Panama, is Irish
On the Town On Saint Patricks Day, all the world is Irish and in Panama Americans, Colombians, English, Germans, Panamanians,...
Terrorist tip leads FBI to Panamanian escaped murderer
A Panamanian murderer who escaped from La Joya prison in 2008 has been captured in Washington DC after an FBI...
Teachers and rights activists on the march in Panama
Only two days after violent confrontations between police and demonstrating union workers, teachers and rights activists plan to take to...
