Panama Little Leaguers take world title
SOME potential future big league baseball players from Panama strutted their stuff on the world stage on Saturday August 17...
Month: August 2013
Basic food basket up 6.1%, inflation 4.1% – more to come
THE BASIC food basket in Panama jumped 6% in the month of June and inflation climbed 4.1% according to the...
Confusion over tax increase for hotel stays
A jump in taxes for accommodation in Panama is worrying the tourism industry because the proposed increase from 10% to...
Pressure mounts for explanation of multi no bid contracts
PRESSURE on Small Business Administration Director Giselle Burillo continues to mount with the latest call for transparency coming from the...
Political strategist doesnt work for dictators, lauds Navarro
CALLED by some “the rainmaker” and by others ‘’king of the black campaign” political strategist Juan José Rendón, got tongues...
Ex-mayor Bosco Vallarino returning to politics
SOME POLITICIANS, like former US President Richard Nixon never give up and Panama’s former mayor Bosco Vallarino, has demonstrated that...
Panameista-PRD alliance not in the cards – official
A PANAMEÑISTA party official and former pre-presidential on Thursday, August 15, rejected a possible alliance with the PRD for the...
The never ending story of Casco repairs
A construction boondoggle that has closed down several businesses and created serious belt tightening in others, is still bedeviling the...
Countdown begins for Canal 100th anniversary celebration
THURSDAY AUGUST 15 marked two important days in the history of Panama, the 494th anniversary of the founding of the...
9 month delay kills airport contract
PASSENGERS at Tocumen International Airport are going to have to wait longer before they see moving walkways at the North...
New bridge plans escalating land prices
The interest in reverted properties, especially in the Pacific, has increased due to the shortage of available land for building...
Sweetheart deals for company close to presidential candidate
ANOTHER contract scandal is slowly being unveiled as details of sweetheart awards to a company directed by the sister- in...
