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Panama gas prices continue upwards
Gasoline prices continue their slow but steady climb upwards with a five cent boost for a gallon of 95 octan, and three cent raise for 91 octane starting Saturday, September 11.
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IMF looking at nationalization of Panama freeways
The announcement that the government plans to nationalize Panama’s two main expressways, the north and south corridors has come under the eyes of the the International Monetary Fund.
Read more...Teacher denies knowledge of weapons cache
A teacher has told prosecutors that a large cache of weapons found behind a false wall in his home in Boquete, Chiriqui, were put there by a former owner. Read more...
Budget request reductions are not cuts says Minister
Panama's Minister of Economy and Finance, Alberto Vallarino, has reacted to criticism of reductions in requested budgets for fiscal year 2011.
Read more...Drug traces found in police cars in Colon
The Deputy Police Commissioner of Colón has been removed from his post after "traces"...
Panama’s education budget slashed
Politicians love to talk about the importance of education but when push comes to shove, and it&rsqu...
Family of three murdered on Colon coast
Three members of one family, were killed Sunday night in the community of Santa Isabel, in the provi...
Falling prices could speed solar energy for Panama
A 40 percent drop in prices for products powered by solar or electrical energy, has opened a w...
Mayor’s advisor attacks city treasurer for negligence
Jose Blandon, the new eminence gris in the administration of Panama’s mayor, Bosco Vallarino h...
A break from the gym to eat my way around the world
Out and About
By Dra Lourdes Quijada
My husband once liked to talk of a time when he and a group of...
Killings spread to Panama's upscale entertainment zone
While Panama's Security czar Raul Mulino was planning a trip to Colombia to discus security, two yo...
Government firing broom sweeps through environmental agency
The firing of Panama government employees, described by some as a political clean out, contin...
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