Time frame 80% gone, $89 million project 10% complete
Panama’s Ministry of Public Works (MOP) and the Italian construction company Astaldi are digging in for what could be...
Month: May 2019
Lawmakers go Awol from National Assembly
Panama’s lawmakers on Monday, May 27, thumbed their noses at the executive’s call extraordinary sessions, in the dying days of...
Panama’s royal family of geisha coffee retains crown
Panama’s Lamastus family has again been crowned the royal family of geisha coffee produced in the highlands of Chiriqui....
Speed up of witness hearings in Martinelli trial
The trial of former Panama president Ricardo Martinelli for illegal interception of communications of at least 150 people is...
OPINION: Panama’s environmental and cultural boondoggle
The Omar Torrijos avenue expansion project has fallen into a phase of stagnation, with devastating consequences for the riverbanks and...
US citizen dies in boating incident
An American citizen died while partying on a vessel at Punta Caracol on Isla Colon, Bocas del Toro The...
First cruise ship home port reservation for new Panama terminal.
The Norwegian Star cruise ship , has made the first "Home Port" reservation for October 2020, in the new Panama...
HEALTH: Panama maintains measles lookout
Panama’s The Social Security Fund (CSS) reports that the country’s health surveillance system of the country remains on alert...
Business leaders urge Panama tourism push
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, (Cciap) has repeated its call for the government to “activate as soon as possible tourism as...
Setbacks for tranit embezzlement defendants
Two prominent figures including a former minister have had court setbacks in the Diablos Rojos (Red Devils) compensation embezzlement .scandal...
OPINION: Red Devils owners caught red hande
While Panamanians enjoy two Metro lines and a fairly friendly urban transport system, operated by Mi Bus, which replaced...
