VIEW FROM A PEW a Lenten comment on life
By Sue Robbins, Balboa Union Church Any god who asks me to leave my brain...
NEWS
Record number of tickets as violations fall
Panama police set a new record during the four days of Carnival handing out 3,622 traffic tickets, coinciding with a...
Metro problems: Lots of buses but no drivers
Panama’s Metro Bus system has lots of shiny new air conditioned buses waiting to go into service, but no one...
Carnival hangover made worse with record jump in gas prices.
Carnival is over, and scores of thousands of cars have returned to battle the city’s traffic. But sitting in the...
Homecoming drivers papered with traffic tickets
As the long post-carnival haul back to Panama City began on Tuesday, March 8, the National Police were busy issuing souvenirs...
When change means getting a new car — tax free
From the Sidelines In the era of change much remains the same, and Panama’s legislators continue to use legal loopholes...
Education Ministry to dodge pre-audits for another year
Having two former education ministers charged with corruption in the repair of schools had not led to the tightening up...
Panama near bottom of corruption scale plans anti-corruption school
On a corruption scale of 1-10 ( one being bad) Panama has hovered at 3.6 for five years, with no...
Kidnappings jump in Panama
Panama kidnappings have jumped but still trail other countries in the region. (more…)
Noriega heads list of wanted Panamanians
Former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega heads a list of extradition requests including for others who allegedly committed crimes under the military...
Noriega wants to know if he will collect a Panama pension
Panama’s former military dictator, imprisoned in Paris, has been in contact with the Panamanian consul to check on the status...
Panama hoops player continues to shine in US Junior College games
A Panamanian basketball player will be competing for the second year in the US National Junior College Basketball Tournament. (more…)
