Costa Rican police discovered 147 kilos of cocaine hidden in a frozen fish cargo truck traveling from Panama to Mexico. The truck, which was attempting to cross into Nicaragua from Costa Rica, had Salvadoran plates and a refrigerated wagon with Guatemalan plates. It was carrying 867 sacks of fish in addition to the two...
Law Against Wall Scratching and Public Defecation on Table
A new bill proposes to set $50 and $5,000 fines for improperly disposing of waste in public places or defacing property. Fines would apply not only to any human or animal depositing excrement in public but also to anyone who scratches the walls of public or private buildings. In all cases, the offender would not only be required to pay the fine but...
Panama Crime Series, Part 1
Germans robbed in Boquete - Someone stole $4,000-worth from two Germans staying at a hotel in the Palo Alto area of Boquete. The couple reported $300 in cash, credits cards, two laptop computers and a camera stolen from their room. Initial clues led investigators to believe that the door was not forced indicating that someone with...
Panama Exports to Central America Grow 9.8 Percent
Panama exported 9.8 percent more to Central America between January and October 2010 than during the same period last year, said Panamanian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Roberto Henriquez. In dollars, that means that exports grew from $ 74.9 million to 82.3 million. Henríquez said that this growth is due to the recovery of industrial and agro-industrial exports such as palm oil, prepared medicines, boneless beef, milk, concentrated cream and canned salmon. The most significant growth was in El...
Tap Water Safe to Drink Again, Says Authority
After 48 days of Panama water crisis, water from the Chilibre treatment plant may not be reaching all Panama City households, but it is once again potable. Minister of Canal Matters Romulo Roux said that the plant is operating with an average of five pumps. In the meantime, water distribution by cistern truck will...
Canadian Mudslide Victim Returned Home
Greg Coy, a Canadian man who was badly injured during the December 8 mudslides in Portobleo, is back in Winnipeg. Although he was being treated for a shattered pelvis and spinal cord injury in Panama, his family raised funds to fly him out by air ambulance on Sunday. He did not have health insurance...
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