Panama’s Attorney General steps down in midst of corruption scandal
Panama’s beleaguered acting Attorney General, Guiseppe Bonissi, tendered his resignation on Christmas Eve as his office became increasingly rocked by...
Month: December 2010
Is there a Santa Claus?
In 1897 a young girl wrote to the New York Sun about Santa Claus.The Newspaper has long gone, but the...
Metro buses late for Christmas but in time for New Year
Yes Victoria there is a Santa, and although he will be late. he has “guaranteed” that on December 28, the...
Polygraph tests for prosecutors and calls for ouster of Attorney General
“Bonissi and his henchmen must leave now,” was one of the increasing number of calls for the ousting of Panama’s...
Seasonal trash build up expands garbage crisis
The scents and sounds associated with Christmas year are being superseded in Panama by the smell of garbage and the...
More corruption allegations as Attorney General delegates investigation
Panama’s stand-in Attorney General Giuseppe Bonissi, will remain in place in spite of the escalating corruption scandal surrounding the Public...
Call for water conservation in parts of Panama city
Residents in some parts of Panama city have been warned to conserve water as high turbulence in Lake Alajuela continues...
Remembering victims of U.S. invasion of Panama
Relatives of people killed during the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama placed flowers and Panamanian flags on tombstones of loved...
Advisor defends new city driver tax
A legislator-cum-advisor to Panama’s Mayor, was quick to rush to the defense of the new license plate tax system. (more…)
Who was the Grinch who spoiled Panamas Christmas parade?
From the Christmas Sidelines Is Panama’s floundering mayor the Grinch who stole Panama’s Christmas parade or, as in the past,...
Complicated formula jacks up license plate cost
The cost of driving is increasing in Panama. To add to big jumps in gasoline prices over the past year,...
Bringing light to Christmas in the darkest times now a tradition
Nearly 70 years ago, in December 1941, Panama saw it’s “darkest” times, when a blackout was imposed on the isthmus....
