Giant traffic jams mar the long ride home
Over 80,000 vehicles loaded with happy campers left Panama for the interior last week but the return journey on Sunday,...
Month: November 2010
CRIME: When one Blackberry = one life
There were two recent killings in Panama for nothing more than a Blackberry cell phone. (more…)
93 drunk drivers off the road for three months
Nearly 100 licensed drivers will be off the roads in Panama for the next three months after being booked for...
Two dead, 1000 evacuated in Panama flood disaster
The side effects of Hurricane Thomas have killed two and led to the evacuation of over a thousand people in...
Inappropriate language and tone
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY La Prensa, November 5 Sad to say the least, were the words of the President when...
March in parades or no graduation Martinelli tells private schools
Panama’s private schools who do not march in the November 3 and 4 parades next year will not have their...
Celebrating a Victorian Christmas in a Welsh Castle.
By Dafydd Young Nadolig yng Nghastell Caerdydd. No not a series of typographical errors but an invitation in Welsh to take...
Mayor claims green light from Martinelli for Cinta Costera charade
Panama’s president, Ricardo Martinelli has once again stepped in to overrule one of his cabinet members, according to city Mayor...
Thousands march in Panama as inspectors check dress code
Over 100 schools , 41 state and civic delegations and eight independent bands took part in the November 3 parades...
Berlusconi upsets Vatican and gay rights campaigners
Italy’s Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi a recent VIP visitor to Panama and already in hot water with the Vatican because...
Traffic authority rakes in $400,000 as fines moratorium ends
If you were not one of the thousands who lined up to pay overdue traffic fines on Monday, you could...
Rain holds back for Mayor’s parade
There were fireworks aplenty at Parque Urraca on Monday Nov 1, courtesy of Panama City Mayor Bosco Vallarino, and the...
