Tear gas used to clear bridge protesters
Riot police used tear gas to clear demonstrators who blocked the Trans America highway at Boqueron, Chiriqui, for four hours...
Month: May 2012
Another evacuation at Global Bank Tower.
Tenants and workers at Panama’s Global Bank Tower were allowed back into the building on Thursday, May 31 after 19...
Panama judges at training sessions on human trafficking
The U.S. ambassador in Panama, Jonathan Farrar, was the keynote speaker at the close of a training session for local judges who focus on human trafficking in Panama. (more…)
A bloody great sold out performance
By Claritza Basabe The biggest ‘robberies’ and ‘blood baths’ in Panama last week took place next door to a police...
BOOK REVIEW: A shocker for mental health week
With stories circulating in Panama of US citizens heading to the embassy to renounce their heritage to avoid taxes, references...
Audubon fighting to protect Panama Bay wetlands
Panama’s renowned Audubon Society has stepped to the fore in what could be a high profile battle, as yet one...
Beware counterfeit drugs in Panama
About once every two months Panama’s National Customs Authority (ANA) has finds a container with stolen or smuggled counterfeit drugs....
Martinelli performance rating slides as public condemns infighting
For the first time in nearly three years in office, the work of President Martinelli, is rated by most Panamanians...
Panama taking steps to fix sidewalks, underground parking
Panama is finally making a move to improve it’s sidewalks and open underground parking says city mayor Roxana Mendez (more…)
Crackdown on parking violaters
The Transport Authority (ATTT) and the Traffic Operations Division (DOT) of the National Police have stepped up ticketing of illegally...
Rival newspaper condemns action against Eisenmann
Panama’s oldest newspaper La Estrella dating back to the California gold rush of 1849, has attacked the “misguided government action”...
Martinelli ignores polls, promises victory in 2014
President, Ricardo Martinelli, told cheering party members on Sunday, May 27, that the ruling Democratic Change (CD) will remain in...
