Canal expansion work stoppage ends with pay raise
The six day strike of workers on the the third set of locks for the Panama canal has ended after...
Month: January 2012
New Canal bridge to ease traffic woes
As Panama’s Ministry of Public Works (MOP) continues to struggle with problems connected to the Bridge of the Americas talk...
Casco Viejo $35 million infrastructure project set to start
Residents and merchants in Casco Veijo will get the bad news about the effects of the upcoming area infrastructure project...
New mayor gets cold shoulder on Cinta Costera
Days after taking on the role of mayor of Panama city, Roxana Mendez has followed her predecessor in calling for...
Panama in danger of becoming banana republic – analyst
Panama’s president "is buying the support of people with subsidies, while destroying democratic institutions’ reports a a Miami newspaper. (more…)
Jazz Festival celebrates end of an era in Casco Viejo
Panama’s Jazz Festival which has continued to grow in world stature for the last nine years, will convert. Casco Viejo,...
Fresh concerns for bridge traffic
A visible 35 meter widening crack and signs of collapse in one of the roads leading to the bridge of...
Civil groups and politicians oppose new justice chamber
The creation of a Fifth Chamber would give the president complete control of the Supreme Court says the Citizens Alliance...
Staff suspect something fishy in mayors inspection visit
Panama’s newly ensconced mayor, Roxana Méndez, took her broom to the Seafood market on Avenida Balboa on Thursday January 19...
Striking workers not affecting canal traffic
The continuing strike of 4,000 workers involved in the construction of new locks for the Panama canal will not affect...
When the going gets rough Newt gets rougher
POLITICAL ANALYSTS and commentators have pointed to dirty tricks during Panama's last presidential election campaign organized by veterans of US...
Ex-president proud of pardoning terrorist suspects
Within days of controversial statements in support of President Ricards Martinelli, former president of Mireya Moscoso, stepped into another political...
