DROUGHT CRISIS: when good neighbors count
THE DROUGHT which has led to the declaration of a state of emergency in four provinces has also brought...
Month: May 2013
New kids on the electoral block
WITH THE 2014 election a little over 11 months away, the Frente Amplio por la Democracia (FAD) is poised to...
ELECTION ROUTE: The ethics of political maneuvering
A SUPPORTER of the ruling CD party which did not sign on to an electoral ethics pact has filed a...
A helping hand for Santo Tomas Hospital
A MOBILE monitoring machine has been working round the clock with critical care patients in the Internal Medicine Department at Santo...
ENERGY CRISIS: Minimum two hour power cuts looming
GET YOUR candles ready. Power cuts. could begin in Panama as early as Friday May 10, in spite of drastic...
Water rationing not on the cards yet
The level of lakes and rivers that supply water purification plants of the water and sewer agency Idaan is still...
Illegal construction alleged in Costa del Este
MAYOR Roxana Méndez has been called upon to suspend ”illegal” construction in Costa del Este. (more…)
Taiwan donates $22.5 million for Bocas hospital
TAIWAN has made another $22 million donation to Panama, this time for a hospital in Bocas del Toro. (more…)
DROUGHT CRISIS: Fun in the city ends at 10 pm, state of emergency in four provinces
LATE NIGHT partying, shopping, gambling and even movie-going are at an end, as Panama continues to struggle to with the...
Martinelli frustrated by Metro bus problems
PRESIDENT Ricardo Martinelli said Tuesday, May 7 that he feels frustrated by the constant criticisms he receives about Mi Bus,...
Six in dock for allenged land fraud murder
SixTHE KILLING of the former governor of Coclé, Darío Fernández Jaén, came after he uncovered a criminal organization dedicated to...
Classes closed as enegy crisis escalates
CLASSES at all levels in schools and universities, public and private, will be closed for three days from Wednesday May...
