US VIEWPOINT: The end of a culinary era?
Panama residents facing an upsurge in prices in local restaurants may want to put their concerns to one side as...
Month: April 2012
Medical technicians withdraw services, block roads
Panama's government has been hit by another wave of protests in the medical services field. (more…)
Long distance bus strike threatened
Frustration with Panama’s Transit Authority (ATTT) may push long distance bus operators to suspend service for 48 hours next week....
The “News at Any Price” debate
Britain’s phone hacking scandal involving the US based News Corp, owners of Fox TV, is lapping at the feet of...
Its coffee tasting time in Boquete
Forty types of coffee have qualified for the “day of tasting,” in Boquete as part of the national competition "Best...
HMS Montrose visit starts UK community celebrations
It’s a busy week for UK Embassy staff, led by ambassador M.J.Holloway as they work on multiple events marking the...
800,000 face new tax to bury cables
A new tax on users of telecommunications services and pay TV, was approved by Panama’s National Assembly on Tuesday April...
New quick turn around Panama-Colombia ferry
By Katherine Monahan A new scheduled ferry service between Panama and Colombia, catering to everyone from backpackers and vacationers to...
State official jumps ship for different social vision
Another prominent Panamenista party member has jumped ship and signed up with the ruling Democratic Change (CD). (more…)
$6 million approved for diablo rojo compensation
A $6 million transfer to pay compensation to former Diablo Rojo operators was approved in the National Assembly on Monday,...
Undeveloped Casco Viejo properties facing expropriation
The Government has begun the process of expropriation of at least 20 buildings in Panama’s World Heritage site,Casco Viejo. (more…)
Some politicians damaging democracy – Archbishop
Panama’s Catholic Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa’s Easter message was aimed at politicians “who do not know the damage they are...
