Garbage dumping boosts city floods
THE ONGOING practice of throwing garbage onto city streets is a key contributor to the flooding problems in Panama City ...
Month: October 2015
Climate change plan falls short
By Alex Pashley The world is still on track for dangerous levels of temperature rise by 2100, but countries’ proposed carbon...
Ex VP retracts statements for second time
Felipe "Pipo" Virzi appeared before prosecutors on Thursday October 1 to retract statements he made implicating former bank branch manager...
More traffic pain for Metro gain
DRIVERS in many communities will have to steel their patience to longer periods behind the wheel ot find new routes...
Corredor N. extension opens mid-month
THE 10 KILOMETER extension of Corridor Norte to Dec.24 will open on October 15, (more…)
OFF THE CUFF: Panama Spring” running late
COSTA RICAN citizens are not as accepting of the status quo, as Panama, and are crying “enough is enough” creating...
JOBS: Retail and wholesale jobs up hotels down
WITH PANAMA’S hotels suffering from an overabundance of rooms and declining visits from Brazil and Colombia following currency devaluation a...
Fighting for Panamas cultural heritage
ENDEAVORING to preserve some of Panama’s underwater cultural heritage The National Institute of Culture (INAC) has not extended the contract...
Panama’s Lady of Jazz
By Ken Grady INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed vocalist, Idania Dowman comes from a popular musical family. She represents the continuation of the...
Chamber of Commerce to fight free parking law
PANAMA’S Chamber of Commerce has vowed to file a lawsuit against a new law that requires some businesses to offer...
Varela promises exchange of financial information but
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela said on Wednesday September 30 in a speech to the UN committing Panamaa to the automatic...
Money-laundering suspect expands testimony
FORMER Vice-President Felipe Virzi, on Thursday, October 1, expanded his testimony before anti-corruption prosecutors investigating money laundering allegations linked to...
