Easter traffic accidents, tickets climb
The number of Easter traffic accidents doubled and injuries quadrupled by the evening of Saturday March 29. (more…)
Month: March 2013
Land titling appeal should not have been dismissed dissenting judge
The charges against the former director of titling of the Land Administration Authority (Anati), related to the Juan Hombrón land...
Fire destroys upper floors of apartment building
Several firefighters suffered from smoke inhalation while fighting a fire that destroyed the upper floors of an apartment building in...
Panama’s Holy Week death toll
By noon on Saturday, March 30, At least four people had died during Holy Week, including three who drowned. (more…)
Landfill fire damages lungs of garbage chief
The head of Panama’s garbage authority (AAUD) Enrique Fernandez Ho will need four months of clinical treatment for inflamed lungs...
Road reversals to ease Sunday traffic return
To help cope with the return of over 74,000 vehicles that left Panama City on Saturday, The Transit and Land...
Panama lags in gender equality in politics
Panama is close to the bottom of the class in terms of gender equality in politics. In the latest world...
Garbage fire entering 12th day
The struggle to extinguish the fire that started on March 19 at the Cerro Patacón garbage site continued on Friday,...
Sunday truck ban on Pan-Am highway
Nearly 72,000 vehicles headed into the Interior from Panama on Holy Friday, March 29 , which points the way to...
Holy Friday marked with dramatizations and processions
Panama’s Catholics commemorated Holy Friday, as in previous years, with dramatizations and processions throughout the day and evening, to tell...
Panamas archbishop invites Pope to Panama
Panama's Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa has invited newly elected Pope Francisco to visit Panama for the 500th anniversary of the...
Todays risk factors – tomorrow’s diseases
DR COUILLARD, our regular Health Watch contributor, has been attending a World Health Organization (WHO) Stakeholder’s conference in South Africa...
