Mayors relief buses delayed one day

THE 50 BUSES hired By Panama’s mayor for a period of 10 days, and scheduled to go into operation on Monday, April 15, will instead start on Tuesday.

The $250,000 direct contract with Interbus SA has first to get the nod from the country’s comptroller.
Purón Manuel Gonzalez, an adviser to Mayor Roxana Mendez said Sunday, that this normally takes up to 30 days, but the comptroller has promised to give approval by Monday afternoon, and the free service will begin at 4 am Tuesday on 23 routes. .
The move was made by Mayor Roxana Mendez to help relieve the Metro Bus transit crisis but has been described by others as a palliative and politicking.