Panamas national parks underfunded
None of Panama's national parks have enough funding, and most of them are drastically underfunded according to a report by...
Month: October 2010
Marathon sitting ends in win win situation says President
The ninety days of meetings on the chorizo or sausage law 30 ,in which nine different projects were rushed through the...
Flip flop on electoral financing
President Ricardo Martinelli did another back flip at the end of the week, announcing that he will reduce, but not...
Sausage law 30 to be repealed
After months of insisting that it would not repeal Law 30, the controversial act that introduced labor and environmental reforms...
Canal authority accord with Spanish port
Canal authority accord with Spanish port The Panama Canal Authority and the port authority of Algeciras in Spain have signed...
Security gets a $50 million increment
Another $50 million has been allocated to security in Panama. (more…)
Illegally harvested turtle eggs seized
Two shipments of illegally harvested turtle eggs, many already cooked have been seized in Las Tablas, Panama. (more…)
If you are healthy and willing you can donate blood even if over 65
By Laura Alexander* What could truly be a fatal misconception about the value of those over 65 may also be...
City council’s last hurrah on garbage
Because Panama’s garbage crisis remains in the hands of the City Council until January 2011 it has been forced to...
Airlines smoothing the way to Panamas tourist hot spots
Three Panamanian airlines are developing strategies to make it easier for travelers to get from Panama City to the country’s...
Panama’s Immigration revolving door
They sneak them in and they kick them out, but Panama's immigration workers are kept busy. (more…)
Panamas coat of arms gets hammered
Panama’s coat of arms on 60,000 new passports carries a hammer instead of a pic axe and Roxana Méndez Minister...
