Construction workers of the SUNTRACS union protested in Panama City on Saturday, joining demonstrations against mining activities in Ngöbe Bugle territory. Anti-riot police arrived around 8 a.m. with tear gas and took 33 of the workers into the La Joya penitentiary. SUNTRACS lawyers say the arrests are an illegal intimidation tactic and a violation of human...
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry denied a real estate company from registering itself as Classy Gay Realty y Diseño. The use of the word gay is the problem according to the ministry documents, which state that the name is contrary to morality. “This is a way of designating men who have the inclination...
Panama takes #1 on the New York Times list of places to go in 2012. Among the attractions cited are the expanding Panama Canal, a growing Panama City skyline, the Frank Gehry BioMuseum when it opens, Casco Viejo, which is described as “a trendy arts district” and Bocas del Toro for snorkeling and “raucous...
The giant balloon parade did not go as smoothly as planned on Sunday. The aftermath included stampedes, traffic, gunshots, stab wounds, destroyed green areas and as much as $40,000 in damage to the christmas villages, particularly to the nativity scene. Víctor Ribadeneira of Showpro, the event organizer, said that the half a million people...
The government appears to be going ahead with landfill and a viaduct for the third phase of Cinta Costera construction. According to the environmental impact study by the U.S.-based Luis Berger Group, the project includes the construction of an elevated marine viaduct, a pedestrian walkway along Pablo Arosemena Avenue and 26 acres of landfill,...
