Government takes no responsibility for bus tragedy deaths
A day after Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa undertook to mediate in the case of passengers burned to death in a...
Month: April 2010
Haiti flag balloons kick off student program
PANAMA CITY--The Wyndham Veneto Hotel hosted a Saturday barbecue April 24 for University of Louisville political science students, as a...
Membership emergency medical flights program opens in Panama
A low cost membership program for medical flights to Panama City was launched this week in Panama. (more…)
91% three months behind in payment of garbage tax says mayor
From the Sidelines Panama’s mayor, Bosco Vallarino, who seems to have suffered more arrows from critics in and out of...
A sweet dessert at Madame Changs
Out and about Diners at one of my favorite Panama restaurants got a bonus dessert early in the week. (more…)
To Hong Kong to check on metro profitability
Minister of Economy and Finance, Alberto Vallarino has been in Hong Kong to find out how they make the subway...
US Ambassador promoted to London
Barbara Stephenson, the popular US ambassador to Panama will make a big upward career move when she lives her La...
Martinelli kills crisis rumors
Panama’s rumor mills continue to run in high gear. President Ricardo Martinelli, Said yesterday afternoon in Las Tablas, province of...
The ungreening of Panama
From the Sidelines Is Panama moving towards becoming a concrete jungle like so many of the cities that expat residents...
What the papers say: No justice for fire victims
La Prensa. Hoy por Hoy. (April 21) The victims of the fire on the bus 8B-06, in October 2006, have...
City hall back tracks on garbage trucks
From the sidelines If it wasn’t so serious we could call Panama City Mayor Bosco Vallarino’s garbage ventures a soap...
Citizen participation office launched
In an effort to "strengthen civil society participation", the Government has announced the creation of the Office of Citizen Participation....
