Second prison riot of the week tear gassed
POLICE used tear gas on 200 rioting inmates at a Penonome prison on Friday May 24.The prisoners were protesting poor...
Month: May 2013
Joint Spain-Panama program to aid indigenous areas
A $28.4 MILLION program to improve water and sanitation service in rural and indigenous areas will be jointly funded by...
ELECTION LOG Presidential show time
SIX DAYS after having lunch with former President Mireya Moscoso in La Casa del Marisco, the president, Ricardo Martinelli, reappeared...
Metro Bus services staggers on as $39 million spent on parking lots
WHILE Panama’s Metro Bus system moves forward by stops and starts towards the long promised efficient service, and passengers are...
CanadaPLUS now with two facebook sites
By Dylis Jones PANAMA'S CanadaPLUS Club which has grown to nearly 500 members and associates has updated its Facebook site and...
President gives nod to closing of womens prison
PRESIDENT Ricardo Martinelli has given the thumbs up to a proposal to close the women’s prison, the scene of riots...
Energy restrictions off but watch your air conditioner
ENERGY-SAVING measures that were put in place several weeks ago ave been lifted but citizens are asked to be prudent...
San Miguelito residents trash garbage company’s finances
RESIDENTS of San Miguelito owe $21.6 million for garbage collection says the commercial director of Revisalud, Ricardo Rodríguez. (more…)
Hydroelectric directors linked to president, resign
DAYS after a newspaper carried a series of features linking relatives and employees of President Martinelli to hydroelectric projects in...
SHOPPING HELL: No-Vey to go
By Mark Scheinbaum Special to Newsroom Panama WHEN the manager of the Novey hardware store on Avenida Balboa started screaming...
Amnesty International concerned about excessive force
Amnesty International (AI) again expresses concern about "the possible use of excessive force" by Panamanian security forces in demonstrations in...
Former oresident Moscoso waiting for lunch invite from Varela
FORMER President Mireya Moscoso has not been to lunch with her party leader, Juan Carlos Varela because he hasn’t asked...
