Assaults and rapes lead to caution call to taxi users
A rash of rapes and assaults in taxis has led to an official call for caution for users of “selective...
Month: May 2012
Prison authorities near decision on Noriegas future
Panama prison authorities are in the "final phase" of deciding on how ro handle their most infamous prisoner, former dictator...
WORLDVIEW: Mind Change is 24/7 connectivity good for our brains?
By: Susan Greenfield Oxford neuroscientist Susan Greenfield argues that we need to snap out of our complacency and look at...
TV slanging match harming Panama image
Panama’s Panamenista Party has responded to what some have labeled a presidential “dirty tricks” campaign highlighted by TV commercials aimed...
Varela not man enough to face reality — Martinelli
Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli enlarged his earlier attacks on his former ally and coalition partner on Wednesday afternoon May 9....
Martinellis call for Vice Presidents resignation rejected
At a photo-op ceremony marking the delivery of garbage trucks on Wednesday, May 9, President Ricardo Martinelli asked his vice...
World Bank calls for protection of natural capital
An environmental heads up for Panama, where forests are being devastated at an ever increasing rate has come from what...
Electoral rules should come from consensus -ex Colombia leader
A former president of Colombia, César Gaviria (1990-1994), said Tuesday, May 8, that electoral rules should be the result of...
Panama male violent deaths increasing
Deaths by violence of men in Panama increased by 3.3% to 592 in 2011 say figures from the Comptroller General's...
User culture hampering Metro bus system.
Sixteen months and 800 buses after the launch of Metro Bus in Panama City, user culture and service problems are...
Private sector wants more time to introduce traffic jam program
After nearly six months of meetings including government agencies and the private sector, some moves are underway to help reduce ...
Plans to ease traffic chaos snarled by bad drivers
Panama’s Traffic Operations Director, Jorge Miranda, has promised new measures to try to ease the city’s growing traffic nightmare but...
