24-hour office tower fire – neighboring buildings evacuated
A fire that started at 5.30 on Wednesday, October 10, in a new office tower on Panama’s Avenida Balboa, was...
Month: October 2012
A warm Panama welcome waiting for Snowbirds
By Lourdes Quijada It’s that time of year again when the “snowbirds” in the north are making plans to dodge...
MEDIAWATCH Heaven is real article called a new low
US MAGAZINE Newsweek on sale in Panama, has sparked praise and howls of derision in equal measure for its cover...
German and Vietnamese ambassadors present credentials
The new ambassadors to Panama of Germany and Vietnam presented their credentials to President, Ricardo Martinelli, on Wednesday, October 10. Panama's...
Oktoberfest celebrations continue with an expat special
By Dylis Jones Oktoberfest celebrations at Rincon Aleman are massively underway and the fine German beer and hearty German food...
HEALTHWATCH – Am I at risk of a stroke?
Fifteen million people worldwide suffer a stroke each year. Shockingly, 3 million women and 2.5 million men die as a...
CanadaPLUS, Panamas social energizer bunny
By Dylis Jones Keeping up with the CanadaPLUS Club is proving to be a rewarding, experience for hundreds of expats, even if...
Panama set to meet hunger reduction goals
Panama, is one of the Latin American countries on track to meet reduction of hunger goals by 2015. (more…)
Health workers pay raise promised for Friday
Social Security Director Guillermo Sáez-Llorens said today that health workers will get the pay increases promised to them during negotiations...
Something worth twittering about
Your Man in Panama Twittering expats enjoying the good life in Panama where per capita cell phone usage rivals anywhere...
Government spending millions to burnish image
If you have been watching local TV and feel that Panama’s 2014 presidential election campaign is underway you could be...
Panama Baseball documentary needs a Kickstart
At a time when so many Latin-American nations are exporting countless major league baseball stars, Panama - the first...
