More fast food heading to Panama
Panama is facing a rush of new investment in fast food franchises, driven by the population’s increased purchasing power. Capital...
NEWS
Second shot at high rise development on Causeway
A second attempt to get approval for a development that would include high rise towers and luxury homes on the...
Ruling party predicted to get only 20% of 2014 vote
The former president of Panama’s Electoral Tribunal predicts that the ruling Democratic Change party (CD) will be lucky to get...
Plans for Phase 3 of Cinta Costera reworked
The extension of the Cinta Costera and its attendant reconfiguration of the environs around Panama’s historic Casco Viejo is an...
Government has three days to avoid Metro Bus strike
The government and the company running the Metro Bus service has three days to address a pay raise for drivers...
WEEKEND SMILE
Whether you are a cat lover or dog lover you will appreciate the photos forwarded to Newsroom this week by...
Fresh concerns over safety of GM foods
As Panama and Costa Rica have both allowed the planting of GM (Genetically Modified) corn, the debate on the safety...
Pacific Financial hurt by ongoing scandal
THE SCANDAL surrounding Pacific Financial (FP), brokerage has had negative effects on the brokerage says its president, West Valdes. (more…)
Drinking limits lifted for Panama Carnival
On the heels of a city decree with rules to ensure "decency and public morality " during Carnival in Panama,...
Cases against ham man who wants to be mayor, thrown out
Two lawsuits against the legislator who wants to be mayor, and doled out to his constituents,30,000 hams costing $675,000 have...
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY: Violence in Guatemala
The Economist: January 21 20012 MURDER is an everyday tragedy in Guatemala, one of the world’s most violent countries. With...
Panama moving to sanitize Carnival
Panama City is moving to clean up the image of carnival, which for centuries has had an orgiastic flavor before...
