Floods everywhere but drinking water gone
The ongoing heavy rainfall has left Chorrera and Arraiján without potable water. (more…)
NEWS
Garbage ousts tourism insurance plan
From the Sidelines The much touted health insurance plan for visitors to Panama has disappeared under a pile of garbage....
Garbage out for city garbage in for government
Panama residents looking for a quick solution to the city's garbage collection problems may have to postpone their dreams a...
Early holiday gift for highway commuters
Panama’s new Metro Buses may start off with a free passage on the Corredor Sur. (more…)
Walking in Panama not always the best way to go
From the Sidelines Walking in Panama is not necessarily the safest way to go. (more…)
Panama refuge for secret police chief a miscalculation–former Foreign Minister
President Ricardo Martinelli’s decision to give asylum to the former head of Colombia’s secret police was "a political miscalculation" says...
Jubilados and road users learning to have patience
Exhorting citizens to have “patience” is becoming part of the regular message of Panama’s authorities. (more…)
Panama’s Rivera signs $30 million contract
Mariano Rivera is one Panamanian who will not have to worry about a jubilado (retiree) pension. (more…)
A wet ‘dry season’ ahead for Panama
If you are living in Panama and looking forward to the hot dry days of summer, you are going to...
Billboard polluters cry foul to government
The predictable cries of outrage from the people who pollute Panama’s streets and highways with billboards have been directed at...
Gas going down log jams up
Gasoline prices in Panama will drop 4 cents a gallons, starting Dec. 4, but what you save at the pumps...
A Ho Ho Ho photo-op for the mayor
What The Papers Say: La Prensa, December 1 Panama’s mayor has requested authorization to buy 25,000 toys with a direct...
