Panama’s women’s prison will move to Pacora, not far from the La Joya and La Joyita men’s prisons. “There is a project to change the location, because [its current location] is not the most appropriate,” President Ricardo Martinelli said of the prison’s central location on Domingo Diaz Avenue. The government notes that the new location…
The Esplendor hotel chain has closed its doors in Panama City. Operated by the Argentinian Fën franchise, the 100-room condo-hotel opened in 2010 in the financial district with an investment of $30 million. Managers, however, say that the decision to close was due to the rapid growth of the Panama City hotel room supply and Esplendor’s…
The Waldorf Astoria Panama is now open. The hotel has 248 rooms, suites and residences with amenities like HD flat-screen TV, WiFi, alarm clocks and marble baths with rain showers. There are four restaurants on site: a sushi bar, a French brasserie, a poolside bar and a lobby lounge. Also on site: a spa, a fitness…
Over 200 La Joya and La Joyita prisoners received their 9th and 12th grade diplomas from the Faith and Hope Training Education Center this week. The center, created in 2004, currently has 700 students and uses the andragogical method developed by Malcolm Knowles in the 1950s for adult learning. The curriculum includes Spanish, social and natural…
Around of 150 inmates rioted at the Women’s Rehabilitation Center in San Miguelito on Friday. National Prison System Director Angel Calderon said that the inmates were demanding that prison authorities guarantee their security in light of the riots in Panama City. Some are also frustrated that their cases are paralyzed by Panama’s legal system. Calderon said that…
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