Panama’s carnival will get government funding
The carnival that no one in Panama wants on their doorstep will be run by the government in 2011 and...
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Another voice urges patience to retirees
Panama’s jubilados (retirees), promised a pension increase during the 2008 election campaign, are once again being urged to be patient....
Lawsuit filed against Colombian granted Panamanian asylum
A Colombian lawyer traveled to Panama Tuesday (November 24) to file a lawsuit against the former director of the Department...
Panama high roller facing life in prison
The Colombian scam artist David Murcia Guzmán, who for a brief time led a high roller life in Panama, is...
No more dark windows in taxis
Dark windows in Panama’s taxis and other public vehicles will soon be a thing of the past. (more…)
More medical specialists needed to staff planned new hospitals
Panama’s government is working on plans to build 39 new hospitals and clinics but is concerned about manning them as...
Panama Metro drivers accept pay offer
Panama’s bus drivers, faced with rising criticism over their pay demands have decided to accept the $580 monthly starting salary...
Employers note: Domestic workers signed up for social security
Over 2,000 domestic workers were enrolled in Panama’s Social Security program at an information seminar on Sunday (November 20). (more…)
Continental wins food service award
Continental Airlines has again earned the "Outstanding Food Service by a Carrier" in the Americas in the 2010 edition of...
Scholarship program with Cuba in the cards
Panama is seeking to revive the scholarship program it once had with Cuba says Vice President and Foreign Minister, Juan...
Social Security Lab failed standards test 3 years before 154 killed
"All senior officials" knew about problems in Panama’s Social Security laboratory that produced tainted medications killing more than 154 people...
Illegal surveillance suspect gets asylum in Panama
A former director of Colombia’s central intelligence agency, under investigation in an eavesdropping and illegal surveillance scandalhas been granted political...
