Garbage task force announcement without the mayor
The Government announced Friday (April 16) the creation of a four team task force, to deal with the garbage crisis...
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Two week target to rid city streets of garbage
Health Minister, Franklin Vergara, has set a two week deadline to collect all the garbage that is piled up in...
Clamp down on city clubs and bars
Clubs and bars in the capital city soon will close at 3:00 says the Minister of Government and Justice, Jose...
More bases to fight drug trafficking
A new naval base aimed at reducing drug trafficking on the Colombia-Panamana border will be opened next week. The announcement...
Dictatorship era soldiers back in office
Old soldiers never die. A group of soldiers discharged or expelled from the National Police (PN) after the U.S. invasion,...
What the papers say: Mayors garbage failure
The citizens of Panama and the Ministry of Health are worried about the performance of the mayor over the collection...
Investigation of another former president underway
Former president Ernesto Perez Balladares, under investigation of money laundering, is expected back in Panama today (April 15), after a...
Marching for urban peace
Residents of San Felipe held a march for peace on Tuesday. (more…)
Union will oppose imprisonment law for street blockers
SUNTRACS, the construction workers union predictably reacted to legislation that allows for up to two years jail for blocking steets...
White knights arrive to save Cinta Costera but
From the Sidelines A recent report in La Prensa went into great detail about the deteriorating state of the Cinta Costera,...
When city garbage collection stinks
From the Sidelines It’s not the first time that President Ricardo Martinelli has stepped into the garbage debate, but this...
Trucks destroying streets in Casco Viejo
The trucks that played such a big part in creating the potholes on Panama’s streets during the construction boom years...
