Centennial Bridge opening set for October
The latest date for the reopening of Panama’s Centennial Bridge, first setfor August this year, has been moved to October....
Month: August 2011
Pensioners close traffic hub in fight for increase
Grey and white power returned to the streets of Panama Thursday, as retirees blocked traffic in a key transport center,...
Medical commission calls for ousting of Social Security Chief
The future of Guillermo Sáez-Llorens, head of Panama’s Social Security Service (CSS) who has refused to step down after the...
Panama security costs outstrip region but crime rising
In spite of a massive increase in expenditure on security equipment crime in Panama there are few signs of a...
Police reply to report on large jump in equipment spending
Panama’s National Police (PN) responded Wednesday to a lead story in in a local daily newspaper, which questioned the hidden...
Panamas coalition infighting continues
The infighting in Panama’s ruling coalition continues, with the Martinelli Party, Democratic Change, (CD)accusing their partners of failing to keep...
Gasoline prices will fall Saturday
In the midst of the stock market doom and gloom scenario comes a small shaft of light for Panama drivers....
All Diablos Rojos will be gone by Christmas – ATTT
Drivers hate them, pedestrians fear them, the police ignore them, and camera touting tourists love them, but regardless of your...
Madame Thonya heading to jail
Two women pimps whose activities in Panama were exposed through a TV program ten years ago, have been ordered to...
Wrongful death complaint filed against CSS director
A complaint of causing wrongful death by negligence was filed Tuesday against the director of Panama’s Social Security Fund (CSS),...
Tenderpreneurs thriving in new democracies
“Graft in the form of government contracts allocated to friends and family has become so common that a new term...
600 diablos rojos to be sold for scrap
Six hundred diablos rojos bought from the owners for $25,000 apiece, are to be auctioned for scrap. (more…)
