$8.1 million a year for consultants on Government gravy train
Panama’s Government of Change is spending dramatically more on consultants with the annual bill up from $5.9 million to $8.1...
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Hidden US bunker to be used for crisis situations.
The government of Panama is investing more than $500,000 to refurbish a former hidden bunker used by the US Southern...
Multi-vehicle pile up brings Tansistmica traffic chaos
Saturday (September 18) was a good day for the towing and car repair industries. A 17-vehicle pile-up in San Miguelito tied up...
Former park administrator heads for trial to explain 42 missing bronze sculptures
Mingthoy Giro, the former administrator of Parque Omar and one time controversial head of the Panama Carnival has been called...
Panama Government wiretapping condemned
The wiretapping of politicians and trade unionists used to investigate the violent riots in Bocas del Toro after approval of...
Cell phones cause 30 percent of Panama vehicle accidents
Thirty percent of vehicle accidents are due to the use of cell phones by drivers says Jorge Ricardo Fábrega, director...
Panama City Council to investigate Mayor Bosco Vallarino
Barely a week after Panama City Council approved Mayor Bosco Vallarino’s firing of city treasurer Emerardo Martinez, the same members have...
Jailed scam mans cars to be returned says lawyer
Panamanian , authorities will have to return three cars a Maserati, Lamborghini and a Ferrari after a case against David...
Wild Bill agrees to psychiatric testing in Panama
Self confessed killer William “Wild Bill” Holbert, who one month ago refused to undergo psychiatric evaluation, has changed his mind. ...
Prisoners moved from comfort to overcrowding
A group of 120 prisoners awaiting trial or already convicted on money laundering and drug trafficking charges have been moved...
No government answer to call for memorial to dictatorship victims
A letter sent to Panama’s Vice President Juan Carlos Varela ,in July, asking for a monument to honor the memory...
New U.S. Ambassador arrives in Panama.
The new U.S. Ambassador to Panama,Phyllis Powers, arrived in the country on Monday, September 13. (more…)
