Five hour shut down for Flagship Metro
PANAMA’S METRO, the flagship project of the outgoing government was closed for over five hours on Monday May 12, the...
Month: May 2014
Martinelli ribbon cutting marathon ends
AFTER a marathon of ribbon cutting ceremonies for government projects, many unfinished, during April, in the run up to the...
Panama power restored after countrywide blackout
POWER was restored to100 percent of Etesa customers by early afternoon on Monday, May 12 after 3-4 hour blackouts knocked...
Passengers evacuated as Metro subway disrupted
WHILE the country was hit by a major power blackout on Monday May 12, Panamas Metro suffered its own unrelated...
Developer bonanza as seized properties returned
Property seized in Casco Viejo for late mortgage payments or failure to provide a restoration plan, has been handed back...
Getting Permanent Residency in Panama
IN RESPONSE to frequent inquiries from within and outside the country, Newsroom will be publishing a series of articles to...
Panama City to take back control of garbage
THE RESPONSIBILITY for keeping the streets of Panama City clean will return to the Mayor’s but the waste authority AAUD...
Varela names first three ministers
VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT of Panama,Isabel Saint Malo de Alvarado, will become Panama’s Foreign Minister on July when the new administration takes...
Visiting married gays from 20 countries not recognized in Panama
VISITING GAY couples who have been officially and legally married in any of 20 countries will not have their union...
Extension of Metro subway 45% complete
THE WORK to extend line one of the Metro from Los Andes to San Isidro is 45 percent complete, says...
Martinellis discretionary spending near $51 million
PANAMA’S presidents have a unique privilege, a “discretionary” fund over which the leader in office has sole control. Sometimes hand...
UK role in Panama combines trade and education
THE DEVELOPMENT and expansion of educational programs for Panamanians, along with expanding trade ties, is one the top priorities for...
