600 Metro buses with mechanical woes
OVER 600 of Panama’s metro buses have mechanical problems according to Tommy López, leader of the Transport Drivers' Union (Sicotrac). He said...
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Public swimming pool water for Carnival partying
WATER is being extracted from Panama’s "Eileen Coparropa" Olympic swimming pool to supply the Culecos (water sprayed from tanks) for revelers...
Shamah emerges from shadows in Bogota
SALOMÓN SHAMAH, the disappearing former director of the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP) who has largely remained in the shadows since...
Colombia’s first zika deaths as cases near 23,000
Colombia's first zika deaths as cases near 23,000 PANAMA’S southern neighbor has recorded over 22,600 people infected with the Zika...
Chiriqui water predators arrested
TWO WATER truck drivers, with an18,000 gallon capacity have been arrested in Dolega, Chiriquí. for removing water from a river...
OFF THE CUFF: Collision bus driver owes $18,000 in tickets
THE DRIVER of one of the diablos rojos (red devils) buses that collided in Colon, earlier this week, sending 64...
Deal allows Cuban migrants to fly to Mexico
CUBAN MIGRANTS stranded in Panama will soon be heading to Mexico following a deal between Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto...
6 dead 18 injured in first hours of carnival
CARNIVAL celebrations in Panama are also a time of mourning for many families with the seemingly inevitable carnage on the...
MEDIA WATCH: Power brokers lay siege to prosecutors
Hoyporhoy, La Prensa Feb. 5 THE SEVEN Senior Anti-Corruption Prosecutors have undertaken to change the political and business culture of...
Panama seeks Brazil aid in laundering probe
PANAMA’S Attorney General (AG) is seeking judicial assistance from Brazil in its inquiry into money laundering allegations against the law...
Martinelli middleman facing criminal charges
THE FORMER head of Ensa and ex-vicepresident of a Ricardo Martinelli owned, company said to be the middleman in a...
Ex-finance minister gets $200,000 bail
A CRIMINAL court judge has revered his earlier decision and granted $200,000 bail to former Minister of Economy and Finance,...
