City council moves on garbage problem with government handout
Finally City Mayor Bosco Vallarino seems to have woken up to dealing with Panama's garbage problem once defined by President...
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Another construction site death
While government inspectors were still checking security measures at the Tower Rivage building on Avenida Balboa where a taxi driver...
Mulino appointed Minister of Public Safety
President Ricardo Martinelli has appointed the current Minister of the Interior and Justice José Raúl Mulino to the new post...
Death and chaos on city roads
Tragedy, collisions and mechanical failure contributed to traffic jams inside and on the approach roads to Panama city yesterday. And...
Deputy calls for a year in jail for blocking streets
Last night was full of surprises at the National Assembly. (more…)
Its not the lights stupid its the culture
It’s the stupid, not the lights. That’s the response of Panama’s transit authorities to criticism of the city’s new "intelligent"...
A $4 million sale nipped in the bud
The $4 million in counterfeit money recently recovered from a group of new arrivals was intended for distribution in Latin...
Hotel room supply climbing but customer service trailing
Although tourism to Panama has been on the decline due to the world economic crisis, 7000 more hotel rooms...
Government bureaucracy growing
In the past nine months the administration has created around 10 secretariats to develop and evaluate social, economic and political...
Metropolitan Park threatened by government land grab
Hot on the heels of the destruction of 181 trees in Obarrio comes a threat to Panama’s Metropolitan Park from...
International arms smuggling net moves to Panama
Four men arrested in a San Francisco apartment with an arsenal of weapons including an anti-aircraft missile, have been charged...
Rush for the interior created traffic deaths
Holy Friday was also Black Friday with six people killed in traffic accidents as they rushed to the Interior. There...
