More promises to solve transportation crisis.

After weeks of public transport chaos, government obfuscation, buck passing and denial of a bus shortage, additional Metro buses will be purchased.

The system operator Mi Bus says it will buy 38 additional vehicles to reinforce service in "critical areas."
The announcement came from the current Minister of the Presidency Roberto Henrí¬quez, on Thursday April 4, who said that the decision was made by the company at a meeting with the government on Wednesday to discuss improving service.
Henriquez was recently engaged in a Twitter war with his predecessor Jimmy Papadimitriu who resigned over an unrelated cloud. In his previous role Papadimitriu had issued multiple unfulfilled promises about the the Bus service, but later accused Henriquez of failing to put his shoulder to the wheel,
Henríquez said that Mi Bus will also add staff and use a GPS system to track the location of buses to ensure they are on schedule.
But no time schedule was announced and Henríquez moved the blame for the inadequacy of the service to a new target … the numerous road construction projects around Panama City and said the service will continue to be an issue they are finished.
Critics have previously complained that Panama’s increasing traffic snarl was because of lack of foresight and planning, and political expediency by trying to complete multiple projects in time for the upcoming election.
The government is also pressuring the company Sonda, which handles the collection of fares, to improve the distribution and recharging of pre-paid cards.
Although he acknowledged that there is still trouble at various points in the capital city, Henríquez said that corrections are being made to improve service., but again gave no time frame.
He said that the annoyances are not product of improvisation or surprise. Critics disagree.
According to Henríquez, the “inconveniences” are because of having to make the transition from an archaic system to the Metro Bus.